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Plan for Upper Delaware bridges approved By LAURIE RAMIE, UPPER DELAWARE COUNCIL

INGHAMTON, NY — The New York-Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission approved $37.5 million worth of replacement and repair costs targeting five Upper Delaware River bridges at its May 18 annual meeting, while agreeing to hold a public meeting locally to discuss the overall coordination of bridge projects. Officials from the National Park Service Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and Upper Delaware Council (UDC) had requested at the 2015 Bridge Commission meeting that the New York and Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (DOT) arrange a joint presentation in the impacted river valley to explain how the 10 interstate bridges are managed, their conditions and timetables for upcoming work plans. Dave MacEwan, New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) regional planning office liaison, said that while the agencies do convene outreach meetings for specific bridge projects as they arise, he acknowledged that “it can be difficult to see the big picture.” MacEwan reported that he will take up the UDC on its offer to facilitate arrangements, adding, “We will hold it this summer. This remains a priority.”

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clearance bar portal frames commonly referred to as “headache bars” will be newly installed. Municipal leaders, community residents, local business owners and travelers were frustrated when the bridge was shut down in December for the third time since 2010 and no timetable was given for when its condition would be addressed. An online petition and advocacy letters urged PennDOT to consider the impacts on commerce, recreation, public convenience and emergency services, as well as the fact that the Skinners Falls Bridge’s detour route sends motorists to the Narrowsburg Bridge, which itself is down to one lane and due for a major overhaul starting in 2017. The next bridge project to get underway this summer will be the $18,914,371 replacement of the 1904 Pond Eddy, NY-Pond Eddy, PA Bridge. The contract having been recently awarded, construction is due to begin in July and continue over two seasons with the goal of having traffic flow on the new bridge by winter 2018 and completing demolition of the current

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The $37,512,605 that the commission approved at its Binghamton meeting for capital construction work does not include an additional $4,335,997 that currently falls into the “unfunded” category, for which both New York and Pennsylvania will have to budget in order to cover the total projected cost of $41,848,602. First up will be $1,053,350 in emergency repairs to the 1901 Skinners Falls, NY–Milanville, PA Bridge to enable this single-lane crossing to reopen to traffic at the end of this summer. The Baltimore truss bridge, which is listed on the state and National Register of Historic Places, was abruptly closed on December 11, 2015 after a routine inspection revealed “worsening deficiencies and signs of overload,” according to PennDOT. A Notice to Proceed was effective May 16; work is set to wrap up by August 29. To help assure that oversized vehicles don’t attempt to cross the bridge and cause further damage, two overhead

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bridge by fall 2019. DOT engineers confirmed that construction of the 504-foot-long, two-span, single-lane bridge will require building a temporary rock causeway in the Delaware River to stage the equipment because of the limited access in land-locked Pond Eddy, PA. Vehicular traffic will be maintained on the old bridge 55 feet downstream while construction progresses to build the new structure out from the NY side in phase one, with boating traffic diverted accordingly, before the switch is made to the PA side. Two 2017 projects were approved on the contract schedule. A major rehabilitation of the 1953 Narrowsburg, NYDarbytown, PA Bridge will begin next spring at a cost of $11,664,884 for construction and inspection, which excludes a 2016 expense of $780,000 for the final design phase. Continued on page 3

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Lake Huntington campground moves forward By LINDA DROLLINGER

AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — By a 4-0 vote at a May 19 public hearing, the Cochecton Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a variance request for the driveway of a proposed campground near Lake Huntington, off access roads Uphill Drive and Mitchell Pond East—but not before a standing room crowd had aired strong opinions and displayed equally strong emotions about the campground proposal and its implications for their community. Although ZBA Chair Jerold Yavarkovsky repeatedly reminded the assembly, most of whom owned property adjoining the proposed campground, that the hearing was limited to consideration of the driveway variance request only, debate about the proposal itself raged on. Proponents argued that the campground will bring in muchneeded business. Opponents argued that rowdy campers will infringe on their properties and disturb their lives. But the real question was whether the two campground access roads can safely accommodate large recreational vehicles and increased traffic volume expected as a result of the campground. On that point, Tom Ward, the civil engineer employed by campground property owner Robert Stanzoni, and Dermot P. Dowd, civil engineer for Sullivan County Department of Public Works, were in accord. Both agreed that proper correlation of sight distance and posted speed limit will guarantee safe entrance and exit of access roads. Dowd determined that a 30-mile-per-hour speed limit will require sight distance of 200 feet. From the north, Uphill Drive has a sight distance of 350 feet and, from the south, 450 feet. The town ordinance currently requires a sight distance of 500 feet for commercial driveways; the variance will reduce that requirement to 350 feet. The upshot is that Uphill Drive will be restricted to entrance access only for campground vehicles. Two-way access for residents on its lower portion will continue to be unrestricted. And Mitchell Pond East will offer two-way access to residents and campers alike. Stanzoni will have to make some property improvements as well: Uphill Drive will be paved for 40 feet from Route 52, its apron will be widened, and the existing stone walls and large tree will be removed. Drainage improvements that include rebuilding the catch basin will be necessary to handle increased load from recreational vehicles. And all signage must be placed at least 25 feet from the centerline of Route 52. Some of the other engineering challenges acknowledged by Ward, building on federal wetlands among them, will be addressed in future by the Planning Board. But, as ZBA member Pete Grosser hinted as he whispered, “I hope no endangered species are found there,” those challenges could be daunting.

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IN BRIEF Skate park & Soap Box Derby

Lava driver convicted

LIBERTY, NY — The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the long-awaited Liberty Skate Park will take place Saturday, May 28 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The skate park is located at the intersection of Grant Street and Darbee Lane. Area residents are encouraged to bring their boards and skate in the new park made possible by Team Skate Liberty, NY, Town of Liberty, Village of Liberty, Liberty CDC, Sullivan County, New York State, Tony Hawk Foundation, the Gerry Foundation and countless other donors. “This project is an example of our abilities when our community works together,” said Liberty Town Councilman Brian McPhillips. Sullivan County’s fifth annual Soap Box Derby will take place Sunday, May 29 on North Main Street in Liberty, NY. The races will begin at 8 a.m. and continue throughout the day.

MONTICELLO, NY — Vernon DeGroat, 52, of Lava, was convicted of assault and DWI charges on May 20 after a jury trial in Sullivan County Court. The jury deliberated for about two hours before returning its verdict to County Judge Frank LaBuda. District Attorney Jim Farrell said that on June 30, 2015, on School Street in Narrowsburg, DeGroat intentionally drove his Ford Ranger pick-up truck at another man, ramming him and causing him physical injury, including a broken clavicle and head injury. The victim was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center via helicopter after a response by the Narrowsburg Fire Department. In the process of striking the victim, DeGroat drove his truck into a house causing damage to the house, as well. Farrell said the assault was the product of what appeared to be jealous rage by DeGroat and his belief that his wife was having an affair with the victim. DeGroat was arrested after an investigation by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department. Sentencing is scheduled for August 17, and DeGroat faces a minimum sentence of three-and-a-half years and a maximum of 15 years in state prison.

Electronic recycling bill introduced In Pennsylvania House HARRISBURG, PA — In response to complaints about the increasing number of electronics being illegally dumped in woodlands, streams and environmentally sensitive areas, State Rep. Stephen Bloom on May 20 introduced legislation that would increase access to lawful electronics disposal options for consumers in rural communities. In 2010, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Covered Device Recycling Act, which requires recycling of certain covered electronic devices, including computers, monitors, tablets and televisions. “Though well intentioned by the legislators in office at that time, the rapidly changing electronics industry and market conditions have resulted in a variety of unintended consequences and few options for consumers, especially those in rural communities, to recycle their unwanted electronics,” Bloom said. Bloom’s bill, House Bill 2089, would authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to waive the provisions of the Covered Device Recycling Act for consumers in municipalities located more than five miles from the nearest DEP-approved electronic recycling facility. Residents located in qualifying municipalities would be permitted to dispose of electronics via conventional methods. “While a long-term fix to the law is necessary, this reprieve will help ease the glut of recyclables,” Bloom said.

Hawley man accused of killing woman with injection HAWLEY, PA — Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell issued a statement on May 20, saying that 30-year-old Ralissa Gibson of Hawley had died of an overdose of a combination of ethanol, opiates and benzodiazepines. State Police accused Edmond O’Conner of injecting heroin into Gibson’s arm, which caused her to lose consciousness. Police said that on April 17, when O’Conner realized Gibson had suffered an overdose, he threw empty heroin packets into the Lackawaxen River after fleeing the scene. The death was ruled a homicide and O’Conner, who had been arrested earlier, was charged with the same as well as other related drug charges. Police say that another man, Vincent Brown, gave Gibson money to buy the drugs, and O’Conner arranged the sale. Gibson gave him five packets of heroin in exchange for getting the heroin. He injected her because she didn’t know how to do it. At about 5 a.m., she was discovered non-responsive; Brown administered CPR and O’Conner left the scene. Police later found O’Conner at a house across the street. O’Conner was jailed on $750,000 bail. MEMBER NYPA • MEMBER NNA

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Verizon strike brings frustration New phone service on hold

By FRITZ MAYER

ONESDALE, PA — Amanda Reed has been playing phone tag with Verizon for more than a month. Reed, who works at The River Reporter, has been trying to get new phone service because her family recently moved to a new home. She called Verizon on May 2, and was given an appointment for May 20, an unusually long wait to begin with. May 20 came and went, but no one from Verizon showed up. Reed couldn’t call Verizon because she has no landline or cell service at her new home. She sent an email to the company, which said, in part, “I understand that with the strike it is extremely difficult to get service installed. However, I would think a company as large as Verizon would be able to offer some sort of help with getting something so that my family has some sort of service in case of emergency. Surely having to drive five to 10 miles to use a phone isn’t something that a company of this magnitude would find acceptable.” The company did set up a new appointment for Reed for

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Town of Tusten Councilwoman Brandi Merolla attended the meeting to ask whether there had been any changes to the plans that PennDOT had presented at a July 29, 2015 public meeting in Narrowsburg following public pressure to address the delay. She learned that 15 overnight closures during the spring 2017 to fall 2018 work period are still considered the maximum required to accommodate the installation and removal of a temporary steel barrier down the bridge’s center lane as construction progresses on one side at a time, with single-lane traffic allowed otherwise. Advance notification will be provided, particularly to emergency service providers. The Kellams, NY-Stalker, PA Bridge, re-built in 1990, received a $300,000 earmark for final design work in 2016, to be followed by a $4.3 million rehabilitation that will be scheduled in 2017. Plans to replace the steel grid deck, repair steel work, paint and do the final inspection will require closing the single-lane bridge for at least a portion of the time. The fifth bridge on the capital construction list is the 1961 Callicoon, NY-Damascus, PA Bridge, for which $500,000 was approved on the 2016 schedule to undergo final design for a 2018 replacement of the two-lane deck and repairs to the substructure. A public outreach meeting will be held as the project advances. To read this report in its entirety, visit www.riverreporter.com.

June 11, but she was told that’s only good if the strike is settled by then. It’s a scene that’s playing out on the East Coast from Virginia to Maine since some 39,000 members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Communications Workers of America began a strike against the company on April 13. Verizon executives say they expect the strike to end relatively soon, and the Obama administration has become involved in the negotiations through a federal mediator. While this round of negotiations continues, both sides have agreed they will not make comments about the strike to media outlets. The 39,000 workers who walked out are protesting Verizon’s plans to move jobs to other countries, and want to keep the healthcare benefits and pensions they currently have. The strikers have not had a contract since August 2015, and representatives of the two unions have said in the past there was no movement in the negotiations, and therefore they had no alternative but to walk out. The unions said Verizon earned $39 billion in profits over the

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Dave Petrosky, left, and Tom Huffsmith are two Verizon workers spotted on Carley Brook Road north of Honesdale on May 23. past three years. In a post on the Verizon website dating to April, the company said it has “trained non-union employees [who] will cover for striking workers and provide customers with the support and assistance they need and expect.”

Legislature unanimously approves $95 million for jail By FRITZ MAYER

ONTICELLO, NY — All nine Sullivan County legislators voted in favor of three resolutions at the government center on May 19 that will allow the county to move forward with construction of a new $95 million county jail. About 20% of the overall figure will go toward the construction of a new building to house the Sheriff’s Road Patrol. One resolution approved the drawing of a project labor agreement with unions in the region, another approved the bonding of $95 million to pay for the project, and a third set a public hearing for June 16 to allow the legislature to exceed the Albanymandated 2% property tax cap. Before the legislature voted for the measures in executive committee, several defended their positions. Legislator Nadia Rajsz said, “It’s a saftey and health issue… the longer we wait the more it’s going to cost. Again, I’ve got a knot in my stomach saying ‘yes’ to this, but I believe at some point we need to move this county forward.” Legislator Catherine Owens referred to the New York State Commission of Corrections, which has closed down cells in the jail in the past, and could close the entire jail, causing the county to spend large sums of money to board inmates in other counties. Owens said, “My understanding is that we’re being forced to do this by the commissioner, and we have no choice.” Legislator Joe Perrelli said, “We’ve been listening to this story for the last 15 years about this jail… it needs to be done. It’s like owning your own business; if a piece of equipment fails, you have to replace it

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Sullivan County Legislature Chair Luis Alvarez asks how anyone could be expected to work, or be incarcerated, in the deplorable conditions that exist in the Sullivan County Jail. eventually. It’s a burden on everybody….” The chair of the legislature, Luis Alvarez, who worked in the jail over his years in the sheriff’s office, said, “These are human beings in there. Even though they are sentenced [or awaiting sentencing] they are like each one of you sitting there. How dare anybody expect somebody to work there in those conditions?” Then came the unanimous vote, after which members of the public spoke. Retired teacher Kathie Aberman said some of the money for the jail would be better spent on treatment and prevention. She said, “I know we’ve made a start on alternatives to incarceration; Sullivan County’s drug court is a fine example. But cities across the country are investing in programs that divert the flow of traffic away from jail and into treatment. They are saving money and perhaps more important for the community, lives and families.”

Ron Litchman, an attorney and financial advisor, warned that taking on $100 million in debt, on top of the $40 million already owed by the county, would be a burden to a future generation. He said, “Debt is not benign. Come the next economic downturn—which some say might be next year, but it’s ‘when,’ not ‘if,’ during the next 30, 40 years—when sales taxes plummet like [sic] they did in 2007, 2008 and 2009, when mortgage taxes dry up because properties are not moving, Medicaid and unemployment costs increase, and people need more help and those costs explode, the only thing you have any control over is the property tax levy. Don’t assume that this is benign or even that it’s capped.” Others in the audience lauded the legislature for finally taking action. Bill Liblick, who is active in the Democratic Party and a member of the Charter Review Committee, said to the legislature, “You were elected to make tough decisions, and that’s what you’re doing.” Sheriff Mike Schiff thanked the legislature for moving forward. He said, “I know it took courage, I know there was pushback… When you boil it down and look at all the details—what the corrections commission will allow us to do, what the savings will be—” the current plan is the best plan. The project will be largely paid for by a tax increase of 5% on the county portion of property taxes, which will likely come in 2017. The legislature has scheduled a public hearing on June 16, which is required before the legislature can override the 2% property tax increase limit imposed by Albany.

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Café in Callicoon is open By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

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On May 19, Wayne County celebrated police week by recognizing four of Sheriff Mark Steelman’s deputies: Chief Deputy Chris Rosler (10 years), deputies Ray Paquette (5 years), Michael Botjer (4 years) and Joe Misiura (2 years) for their length of service. Pictured seated from the left are Botjer, Rosler, Deputy Danene Van Horn and Misiura. Standing from the left are Commissioner Wendell Kay, Deputy Ray Gabikian, Steelman and commissioners Brian Smith and Jonathan Fritz. Paquette was unavailable for the photo.

Wayne recognizes its deputies By DAVID HULSE

ONESDALE, PA — They don’t patrol the streets, so most people don’t realize the extent of the duties of Wayne County’s deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Mark Steelman noted on May 19 as five of his deputies received service pins from the county commissioners for their years on the job. They are responsible for building security at the courthouse and for the judges, and that’s where most people see them. Steelman said they are on the road a lot, too. They transport adult and juvenile prisoners to and from facilities, court and to medical services. They do civil court work, serve complaints, levy personal property and tax bureau actions “and a lot of other stuff these guys do. “I give them a day off and they do a toy drive on their own time,” he added. Commissioner Wendell Kay has practiced law in Wayne County and has “been here a long time,” Kay said. “You used to seldom see a deputy, but things have changed. They’re respected… upgraded in professionalism... they’re at a peak in my years,” he said. In other business, the commissioners awarded the Sixth Street pedestrian bridge project to $88,800 low bidder Kohr’s Excavation of Honesdale. Seventy percent of the project is funded by a PennDOT “multi-modal” grant. They renewed the county’s telephone service contract with Earthlink, which has absorbed the former provider Choice One and expects to provide cost savings of up to 30%. They received the county emergency management agency’s 2016 update of Wayne’s hazardous materials emergency response assessment. The 11-page document includes a summary of 2015 events, analysis of current threats, upcoming programs, as well as an agency audit.

ALLICOON, NY — There’s a new coffee spot in Callicoon. Café Adella Dori opens its doors today, Thursday, May 26, for business. Located at 33 Lower Main St., it offers a full espresso bar, coffee, tea from Tay Tea, house-made baked goods, gluten-free and vegan items from Natural Contents Kitchen, sandwiches with Beach Lake Bakery bread, house-made yogurt and granola, as well as soups and salads made in house. Café Adella Dori is owned by local chef Eva Barnett. It’s open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for six days a week, closed on Wednesday. The name is a combination of Barnett’s grandmother, Adella, and mother, Dori. She grew up learning how to cook from them. “I was brought up around tea drinkers, my grandmother was a fantastic baker and mother a fabulous cook,” she said. Barnett took those skills to heart, and started farming in 2008 at Mt. Dell farm in Hancock. She then moved to work with Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Abrahamsville, PA for two years. “I realized I was in it for the beautiful ingredients,” she said. At Mt. Dell farm, each worker had designated cook days for the whole crew. “I realized how much I loved cooking with things I could go and grab out of the field.” After she moved to Sullivan County, she took classes at SUNY Sullivan and worked at The Heron restaurant and Early Bird Cookery, then with Henning Nordanger at Henning’s Local and The Green Table in New York City, and then the restaurant Tree at the Lodge at Woodloch Pines. Suffice it to say, she

has extensive experience in the kitchen and on the field. This all led to opening her café. “I wanted to own my business here in Callicoon specifically because I love the feeling of this town. It feels accessible to a range of people,” she said. “It’s so close to the river and so close to Willow Wisp, which makes me feel like I have a garden.” Photos by Conor Stratton Of course, after the closing of Café Devine there was no Café Adella Dori, owned by Eva Barnett, is now open in option for coffee in the river Callicoon, NY, serving coffee, tea, a full espresso bar, baked town. “There’s a need for a goods and light food. coffee shop,” Barnett said. “I love coffee and need a place to hang out.” So she created one. The space is almost completely renovated, with a counter made of found materials including copper flashing and antique armoire doors from A Picker’s Find in Honesdale, PA. Barnett put her own spin on the design, creating a bright and fresh space. She wanted to bring her mom’s and grandmother’s sensibility as much as she month at wholesale price. There are 30 could, with family photos and nostalgic hooks available for members to leave and romantic pieces. There is a 10-foot their personal mug of choice for their Catholic church pew that she refinished daily cuppa. herself. Also, a few select pieces from Barnett said she wants the café to feel Lee Hartwell Antiques, which sits next like a welcoming spot where people can to the café, will be for sale, from tables to have quality coffee, tea and food, in the paintings to mirrors. dining room and on the deck. “I want to In the future, she hopes to offer wine hear people say ‘this is my coffee shop.’” and beer and an evening gathering spot Café Adella Dori is located at 33 Lower with light hors d’oeuvres. The café offers Main St. The phone number is 845/887a “365 Mug & Hook Club Membership.” 3081. Find them on Facebook and For $365, you get a cup of coffee every Instagram @adelladoricafe. day plus a pound of coffee beans per

Caterpillar spraying to begin By DAVID HULSE

ILFORD, PA — State-contracted pilots are waiting for “a week of perfect weather,” Kelly Rodemich, Pike’s gypsy-moth-spray-program coordinator, reported to the county commissioners on May 18. Wet weather works with state’s Bt, non-chemical spray, providing a platform for the resulting fungus that kills the caterpillars. Principal spraying will be concentrated in two areas of state forest, largely in Palmyra Township on the eastern shore of Lake Wallenpaupack. Areas to be included are White Deer Lake off State Route 402 bordering Blooming Grove Township and a larger tract south of Interstate 84 west of its State Route 390 intersection and six privately owned Palmyra tracts near the eastern shore of Wallenpaupack. In other business at their brief regular meeting, the commissioners rejected the May 5, $163,606 bid of Grimm Construction for a cooler and generator enclosure project at the Pike County Correctional Facility, saying the county engineer had found it “excessive,” and in excess of budgeted funds.

Saying there were questions from the bidders about the supplier of concrete for the abutments, the commissioners will work with the engineer about those questions and agreed to extend the bid opening for the replacement of the Mink’s Pond Road Bridge in Lehman Township until June 1. The commissioners received six bids for provision of various foodstuffs at the correctional facility and tabled them for review until June 1. They appointed commissioners Matt Osterberg and Steven Guccini as principal and alternate county representatives, planning director Michael Mrzinski and transportation director Christine Kerstetter as principal and alternate at-large representatives to two fiscal-year terms at the Northeastern PA Metropolitan Planning Organization. At their May 10 conference meeting, the commissioners unanimously accepted the $10,050 proposal of Pillar Masonry for the replacement of the Area Agency on Aging Senior Center entranceway in Blooming Grove and the $4,945 proposal of Bee Right There Maintenance for the vinyl replacement in the kitchen and dining area of the senior center.

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Here comes the judge

ONTICELLO, NY — Commissioner of Jurors George Cooke and Judge Frank LaBuda shared the courtroom with enthusiastic students from the Eldred Elementary School on May 4, and explained the workings of the court system and the importance of jury service. “Throughout the morning, the students observed some court Contributed photo proceedings and had dozens of Judge Frank LaBuda greets students from good questions,” said LaBuda. In Eldred. a few years the students will have the opportunity and the privilege of serving as “real” jurors in the jury box, but for now they enjoyed being center stage in the courtroom.

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Wayne Memorial’s new Heart & Vascular Center

ONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Hospital’s (WMH) new diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization laboratory, the Heart & Vascular Center at Wayne Memorial Hospital, will officially open June 1. The lab was granted approval by the PA Department of Health this month. The multi-million dollar investment by WMH grew out of a 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment that pointed to a high need for more cardiology services and particularly for cardiology specialists in Wayne County. Construction for the new lab be-

gan in October of 2015. Medical director Raymond Resnick, MD, FACC, FSCAI, who has more than a quarter-century of cardiology experience, helped oversee the completion of the project. Coronary interventions performed in hospitals without cardiovascular surgical backup were first approved in Pennsylvania in 2001. Today, about one-third of all catheterization labs in the U.S. that perform angioplasty services exist in hospitals without surgical backup with positive patient outcomes, according to studies by the American College of Cardiology.

THE ADDICT NEXT DOOR [This is Part III of this series, printed on an ad hoc basis, which follows author Vera Moret’s journey into addiction and depression, and her entry into the ongoing process of recovery.]

Disappear By VERA MORET

began to self-medicate around 2003. Both girls were in school. I worked three days a week and was home the rest of the time. And that’s around the time I started taking tramadol, because I became so depressed during those years that the drinking and the arguing between me and my first husband would get really bad. I would stand in a corner for an hour as he quizzed me on some minor issue that was huge in his mind. I would sit on the couch for hours after this, staring into space and crying. He thought I was exaggerating for sympathy. After that, I slowly started sinking deeper and deeper into the void. I was in the void for very long periods of time. I was there the six months when I lived with my parents, but I was self-medicating enough to keep functional when I had to. But I stopped sleeping. I stopped eating. The void retreated when we got our own place and I ended my marriage for good. It disappeared when Eric, my current husband, and I decided to get married. So I had close to a year of relief during 2008—but much of that relief was pharmaceutical. Eric knew I was using. He didn’t care. He struggled with depression himself and understood. The summer of 2009 was the end of normal life. I had been running on adrenaline, desperation and pharmaceuticals for years. I had walked out of a destructive marriage and surprised myself by marrying an old friend. Eric knew I was using. We knew I was going to be caught. I was prepared to surrender my nursing license. We needed time to regroup as a family. We didn’t get it. The phone rang in August. My younger daughter picked it up and handed the phone over to me with a shrug. On the other end was a narcotics officer telling me to expect being arrested within two weeks. The murky space I had been inhabiting gave way. What little reserve I had was gone once I was thrown into the machinery of our criminal justice system. I was lost to the pit. It rarely let me out again.

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In the pit, I retreat entirely from the world. I don’t speak. I am unreachable. I don’t do anything. I can’t, because that would take energy that was bound in self loathing. It’s dirty, and so was I, and the only light was far up where I could barely make out people walking by or over and hear voices but not words. And I wasn’t alone. There are demon voices that whisper everything that you already know about yourself. They are not lies. I was useless. I couldn’t get out of bed. And the spiral of selfloathing continued downward as I lacked energy or care to do anything. I couldn’t clean or cook. I didn’t go anywhere. And I remained unreachable because the depth of the pit and the voices of the demons drowned everything else out. I couldn’t sleep because nighttime is when the demons were the loudest and reminded me of all the things, necessary things, that I hadn’t done. Paid bills. Cooked meals. Driven a car. And during the day I was alone and too paranoid to sleep. So it just became worse. I was unreachable. And it’s “can’t,” not “won’t.” Did I enjoy nearly losing the house to foreclosure because I could not mail a check? Did I enjoy the year I could not leave the house without Eric? Did I enjoy failing my oldest daughter when she most needed me? I didn’t read or listen to music. Those were for people who have feelings. I watched pointless garbage on Netflix. This drowned out some of the voices and offered mindless activity for my brain. Occasionally, the voices reminded me of how much better it would feel to not be. Not to commit suicide, but to be nothing. To be erased. But that doesn’t happen. So I continued to bear it year after year until I felt I no longer could—but continued to anyway. The trip out is a story for another day, but the pit is there, always half a step behind me, waiting for something or someone to push me back down. Sylvia Plath called it a bell jar. I call it a pit. It’s a disconnect between you and the world. A disconnect so gaping that only a bridge could close the gap. A bridge that doesn’t exist, and hence cannot be crossed.

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EDITORIAL

MY VIEW

By Mort Malkin

Embracing the sunshine

n some places in Sullivan County, it’s clear that the county is already home to some large-scale solar installations. The one outside the Travis Building in Liberty, NY, which went online in 2012, generates 49.9 kW of power with 208 panels. Another system, which was powered up behind the Sullivan County Community College in 2016, cranks out 2.15 MW of electricity with more than 7,000 panels. Now, large solar installations on about 10 acres of land are envisioned for properties away from the urbanized center of the county, in the outer towns. Among the municipalities now considering the adoption of zoning ordinances regarding commercial solar farms are the towns of Cochecton, Delaware, Callicoon and Fremont, and the issue is on the agenda in Tusten. Not too long ago, those same towns and others were weighing the pros and cons of gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, with some, famously, inviting the practice into towns and others specifically banning it. In the end, the state had the final say, deciding to keep fracking out of the state entirely. However, just as there were concerns with drilling and fracking, there are also concerns with the 10-acre solar arrays being proposed. In the Town of Cochecton, Supervisor Gary Maas has invited residents to weigh in on the matter: specifically whether, if solar farms are permitted, they should be restricted from certain areas of town. Residents in this county are keenly aware of the vistas Mother Nature has provided, and it certainly makes sense to mitigate any impacts to the mountain views with reasonable screening requirements. In the Town of Delaware, Supervisor Ed Sykes has called for a moratorium on the building of solar farms, citing concerns that solar farms can be exempt from property taxes. He said, “I’m not trying to discourage solar, but it’s not fair to carry it on the backs of the town

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taxpayers.” But it’s not quite so simple. Municipalities may choose to opt out of the tax abatements provided for solar farms, but doing so would likely drive developers out of a given town. Further, accepting solar farms, even with the tax abatement, will bring in more revenue than blocking them. The property tax abatement applies only to the improvements made on the parcel of land in question, so the amount of tax paid before the solar farm was created will still be paid to the town. Also, towns have the option of negotiating payment in lieu of taxes or PILOT agreements to boost revenue from the parcel. For some taxing authorities, such as fire districts, the tax exemption doesn’t apply, and those taxes must be paid. Also, like towns, school districts have the ability to negotiate PILOT agreements with the owner of the farms. Perhaps most importantly, the type of lease offered by Rich Winter, CEO and owner of Delaware River Solar (DRS), would serve between 250 and 300 households in the community and offer them electricity at a price perhaps 10% less than the price being charged by NYSEG. Additionally, the abatements would last for 15 years, while the life of a solar installation is 20 years. After that, the facility, which would likely last significantly longer than 20 years based on the experience of other installations, would be decommissioned or turned over to the town based on the town’s wishes at that point. There are certainly many angles to be considered regarding a zoning update that would allow the installation of solar farms, and they need to be taken seriously. But it seems pretty clear that from a revenue point of view, the towns will be better off financially if they accept them, rather than reject them. It will be interesting to see how the towns handle this. That’s especially true of the Town of Callicoon. In 2009, four members of the Town of Callicoon’s board turned down $300,000 worth of grants that would have paid to power town buildings with solar. Yet just four years later, they invited the much more polluting and invasive gas drilling industry into the town through an upgraded comprehensive plan, which a survey showed a solid majority of the town opposed. Solar was a better energy solution then and it still is now.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain On Top of the Situation

Saving the world [Mort Malkin is a resident of Milanville, PA, and this article is part of his “Gadfly” series, a political column that has appeared in the Catskill Chronicle.]

t has been agreed by most all scientists (at least, those not in the pay of Exxon-Mobil or the Koch brothers) that human activity has heated planet Earth wantonly by increasing the greenhouse gases in its atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) are the two worst culprits. They are produced principally by burning coal for electric power plants, drilling for gas and oil, and using gasoline and diesel fuel for cars, trucks, airplanes and ships. But not far behind on the short list of worst offenders are war and the military preparations for war. The Gadfly Revelry & Research (GR&R) team, noting that April was National Poetry Month, proposed that April 2017 to April 2018 be proclaimed the International Year of Peace. The Year of Peace would start with a competition for the best poem of peace. A vote was taken among the Gadfly membership, and the proposal was passed unanimously. A priceless, autographed copy of the “Lilac Book of Peace—Axioms & Quotes” will be awarded to the best poem. The members of the GR&R team immediately started at work and produced three poems, but were informed that they were ineligible because of their Gadfly membership. They reluctantly offered their poems as samples to motivate the vast readership of the Gadfly column.

The High Delaware 1) Mild today at seventy two, gentle winds play chimes pianissimo, streams add their continuo, a woodpecker beats a tremolo on a leafless tree. Not far from here, West Point trains the young in the arts of war to keep us safe from terror untold. 2) The first flutes, fashioned of the hollow bones of vulture wings, forty thousand years ago, never were a call to arms, but just for music making, dance, and sociality. Millennia on, through reeds and keys, yet always one with the glorious art of peace. 3) As primates are the highest form of life, I wonder if it’s all about opposable thumbs, or vocal cords, or minds that thrive on signs and symbols. Some say: it’s not the ways we live, but how we contend, each with each, that makes us Us. They point to all our glorious wars. I offer them: bonobos.

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MY VIEW

By Darren Wiseman

Our fellow Americans

was fortunate enough to attend a barbeque on Sunday, May 15 at Islamberg, a community just upriver from us near Hancock, NY. The barbeque was a wonderful event brought about by unfortunate circumstances. A group called ABUAJ (American Bikers United Against Jihad) planned a ride to protest against the Muslims living at Islamberg in the woods near Hancock. The amazing thing is that hundreds of their neighbors, from the farm next door and from all over the Southern Tier, came to support them, to Photo contributed by Islamberg Post stand with them on their quiet Veterans of the Islamberg Post of Muslim Veterans of America, near Hancock, NY are seen here country road as the six bikers with friends at a recent barbeque. Sgt. Kirk Gibbs, retiring this year after 29 years in the U.S. Air from ABUAJ rode by. These Force, is seen standing next to the wheelchair holding a small American flag. Some Muslim Veterans Muslims living in our com- of America from Massachusetts and other friends and associates also attended. munity are African American families who moved up here in the early 1980s, mostly from Qaeda and terrorism of any kind. They denounce what the boroughs of New York City, to raise their children in a they see as pre-Islamic cultural practices from the other quieter less chaotic environment. Those children are now side of the world that have been confused with Islam: very accomplished professionals working throughout the the repression of women, the images of violence and the state and are now raising their own children. idea of controlling how people worship. In attendance at Rashid Clark, a master builder, member of the carpenthis event was Town of Hancock Supervisor Sam Rowe ters union and the mayor of Islamberg, speaks of his Jr., who spoke highly of these residents. Their next door days playing baseball for Hancock High School and of neighbors, who have a vegetable farm, and Major James his grandfather, a veteran of the U.S. Army; his grandBarnes of the New York State Police both spoke about mother who worked for the Navy; her brother, a semi-pro their Muslim neighbors in glowing terms. ball player who lost his legs in Korea; and of her other I have heard the rumors about this place, Islamberg, for brother Stanley “Chico” Burrell, a Harlem Globetrotter many years here in our river valley. It is no more remote whom I saw play when I was a kid and whose signature than many of our own homes here in the Catskills. They shot—the Sky Hook—I immediately copied. are not training for or plotting anything other than makAt the event at Islamberg, I shared barbeque with Sgt. ing their 80 acres more productive, raising their families Kirk Gibbs, a longtime resident of Islamberg who is reand their food and getting down the hill in the snow to tiring this year from the U.S. Air Force after 29 years of Route 17 to go to work each day. If you visit, say “hello,” service. These people are as “American” as anyone. They write your name in their guestbook, and you will immehave deep roots going back hundreds of years in our nadiately see how absurd the rumors are. tion. They are Sufis and repeatedly denounce ISIS, Al [Darren Wiseman is a resident of Bethel, NY.]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A commonsense conclusion

Zephyr Teachout for Congress

As a taxpayer and builder who has generated hundreds of thousands of new tax dollars for the Town of Tusten, I was happy to see the $300,000 taxpayer-financed Main Street deck-to-nowhere firmly rejected by the contracting community who refused to bid on it. The invisible hand of the free market works in wonderful and mysterious ways. The Tusten Board took the serious long way around to come to a basic commonsense conclusion that no deck should cost $300,000. If you have that kind of money to spend, spend it on a marketing initiative for the town, or college scholarships, or community members in need. Charles Petersheim Eldred, NY

When I think of Zephyr Teachout representing our 19th district in Congress I am reminded of Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate, who stands for Massachusetts and uses her expertise and charisma to be a voice for the average citizen against the entrenched corporate control of our democracy. I am reminded also of how well Maurice Hinchey represented us locally and at the same time stood for progressive views on the national stage. Zephyr Teachout, a professor like Elizabeth Warren, is an expert on the dangers of money in politics; she authored the well documented book, “Corruption in America.” Zephyr has received the support of senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Bernie Sanders. She knows and loves our area, and in the atmosphere of today’s lobby-run Congress, she will represent us and be a voice that will be heard over the din of money. Roy Tedoff, Chairman Town of Delaware Democratic Committee Callicoon, NY

VIEWS FROM THE TRAIN

By Tom Caska

Yes, Sancho Panza, chivalry is alive!

track fire that disrupted the Metro-North commute in East Harlem recently left thousands stranded in Grand Central Terminal for their commute home and over the next few days added to their daily trials and tribulations. It is during these times that the cream really rises to the top and we find our modern day knights. As a boy, one of my favorite stories in the Sunday comics was “Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur.” Here were the knights of old in all their glory doing the most glorious and chivalrous of deeds, always ready to defend the right and rescue the fair maidens, wherever they may be. Years later, another hero emerged in my studies: Don Quixote. Now here was a hero I could relate to, not taking himself so seriously, but believing that he was a force for good. With his trusted sidekick Sancho Panza, he traveled the hills of Spain looking for wrongs to undo and dragons to fight in the shape of windmills. It turns out they are both alive and well on the Port Jervis line. Our pair of heroes look like they are straight out of the storybooks. “Don” is a tall thin man, grey hair sticking out from under his cap, beard and mustache rather long but neatly trimmed. He wears a different bow tie every day and often looks over the top of his spectacles at the boarding passengers, distracting himself from the day’s New York Times, which he keeps crisply folded. His traveling companion on the daily commute is named Phil, a lawyer by trade, but always in step with “Don,” looking up as passengers board the train. Trouble on the east side of the Hudson brings commuters to the Port Jervis line on the west side in hope of some relief from the overcrowding. The track fire cident was no exception. Early in the trip on this particular day, our heroes saw an expectant mother board. They both immediately rose to offer her their seats, as those seats were closer to the door. She thanked them, and they smiled and sat in another seat close by. Next was an elderly woman. Again, both rose and offered the seat and moved to another seat. This continued four more times that morning, and I could see our “Sancho” getting a bit miffed at his “Don.” Yet silently he rose time after time, and time and again they moved. I think when the train reached Suffern and was packed, “Sancho” leaned to “Don” and said “OK, that’s enough; we have done our good deed for the day.” Don replied, “There are never enough good deeds to be done in a day.” Once more they both rose, and this time were left standing for the remainder of the ride to Hoboken. I smiled at “Sancho” and commented that he was a good sport about things. He smiled back and said, “There may be too much to this chivalry thing!” At this point “Don” rolled up his paper, pointing it at “Sancho,” and said in a terse voice, “Never.” That’s how it went for the commute on this day, with our pair of heroes ready to look for more chivalrous deeds another day. Who said chivalry is dead? Not on the Port Jervis line last week that’s for sure.

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OBITUARIES CHRISTA SCHUMPP Christa Schumpp of Livingston Manor, NY died on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and RHCF. The daughter of the late Frederick and Hedwig Besse Baumeister, she was born on February 27, 1939 in Germany. She was the wife of George A. Schumpp, and together they celebrated 51 years of marriage. Christa was a retired executive secretary of the Fallek Chemical Corp./NY. She was a member of the German American Club of Margaretville, NY. A family statement read, “Christa was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She loved her family and cherished the time and memories together. She came, she saw, and she almost concurred.” She is survived by her husband, her son George E. Schumpp and wife Debra of Fairlawn, NJ; granddaughter Alyssa Schumpp and grandson Michael Schumpp; her brother Hardwif Baumeister and wife Gaby; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her sisters Doris Schultz and Marion Doring. Memorial visitation was held on Sunday, May 20, 2016, followed by a memorial service at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, Narrowsburg, NY. Burial of cremains followed at Glen Cove Cemetery, Narrowsburg, NY. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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DEATH NOTICES Deborah Perzanowski Deborah Perzanowski of Hankins, NY died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Westchester Medical Center after a long illness. She was 55. A memorial mass was held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, County Road 95, Obernburg, NY. Father Vincent McNamara oﬃciated. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of one’s choice.

COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Dance classes to be offered at Union NARROWSBURG, NY — Catskill Dance Company Co-Artistic Directors Isabel Braverman and Corinna Grunn will begin teaching classes at the Narrowsburg Union (the former Narrowsburg school). They are offering modern, ballet and African dance for children and adults. Classes begin June 6. The class schedule is as follows: Mondays: ballet ages 5-11 at 4:30 p.m.; modern dance ages 5-11 at 5:30 p.m.; modern dance for adults at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays: African dance ages 5-11 at 5:30 p.m.; African dance for adults at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $12 per class, with a package deal of 10 classes for $100. Beginners are welcome, and no experience is necessary. For more information, email catskill dancecompany@gmail.com, and find them on Facebook.

Hub Explorers pizza and Bashakill star walk WURTSBORO, NY — The Port Jervis Library Hub Explorers will gather in the garden at Giovanni’s Inn, 433 Route 209, at approximately 7 p.m., prior to taking a star walk. You can purchase pizza with wide variety of toppings, or one of the other offerings from the outdoor brick oven pizza and enjoy it under the grape arbors. As darkness falls, at approximately 8:20 p.m., the group will walk down Haven Road to the Haven Bridge over the Bashakill. Those who wish to skip the first portion of the evening can meet up at the Haven Bridge Parking Area. There, avid astronomer Bob Fiore will share stories about the stars and identify the constellations as displayed against the backdrop of the Shawangunk Mountains and the waters of the Bashakill. A flashlight will be necessary. Binoculars and insect repellent recommended. Telescopes are not recommended. New explorers are always welcome at any Hub Explorer event. Registration is required. Call 845/772-7586 or email thehub@ portjervislibrary.org.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS SUNY participates in dual enrollment program LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Sullivan County Community College (SUNY Sullivan) has been selected to participate in the Experimental Sites 2015 Dual Enrollment Initiative, which will provide Federal PELL grants to high school students also enrolled in college. SUNY Sullivan is one of six SUNY community colleges and 44 colleges nationwide invited to participate. The grant will allow high school students to enroll in one of five targeted degree programs at SUNY Sullivan; two STEM-related and one linked to emerging career paths in the local economy. The programs include Information Technology (an umbrella program that includes Computer Programming, Computer Information Systems and Simulation

and Game Development), Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. According to SUNY Sullivan President Dr. Karin Hilgersom, the college has partnered with three Sullivan County high schools: Fallsburg Central School District, Liberty Central School District, and Monticello School District. Participating students register as a fulltime college students, taking a minimum of 12 credits per semester. Each student’s tuition and fees will be paid through Federal Pell Grants, plus state, local, and institutional aid to assure that students hold no financial responsibility. For more information email cbenne dum@sunysullivan.edu.

Milford Farmers Market opens MILFORD, PA — Starting on May 29 and continuing every Sunday until October 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the environmental non-profit Air Soil Water will host the Milford Farmers Market for the third season. Once again it will be held at The Grotto, 508 West Harford St. The market will have local vendors from the tri-state area, live music and educational programs for all ages. The market has a specific goal of keep-

ing local food and sustainable agriculture in the forefront of public consciousness. Each vendor has been selected and vetted by the Air Soil Water team and will include a huge assortment of produce, meats, breads, bakery goods, jams, personal products and more—all fresh, hand-picked and homemade, nothing industrial. For more information visit air soilwater.org. Continued on page 9

Monday, August 1st, 2016 Swan Lake Golf & Country Club All Proceeds Benefit The 6th Annual Thunder 102 Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon

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LOOKING BACK

NARROWSBURG NEWS

By Ann O’Hara

By Jane Luchsinger

udolph (Louis) Hensel was undoubtedly the most prolific chronicler of early 20th century life in the area around Hawley, PA, leaving an invaluable record of people and places. Hensel was the son of Louis Hensel, who was born in 1818 in Braunsweig, Germany. The father had a long and colorful life, chronicled in his book, “Louis Hensel: My Life in America.” On the 1880 U. S. census, father and son were living in Westfall Township, Pike County, near Matamoras, where the father was listed as “Actor.” From other sources we know Ludolph was already working as a photographer in Hawley by 1878 and by 1882 was prosperous enough to build a studio. Sadly, in 1887 the studio was destroyed in a massive fire in Hawley, but he soon rebuilt. The Hawley Public Library owns a collection of Hensel glass negatives from 1887 to his death in 1927 and has reproduced hundreds of pictures from the original negatives, which can be viewed during regular library hours.

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From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society 810 Main St., Honesdale, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information visit WayneHistoryPA.org or call 570/253-3240.

A perilous state of health

he stores are lush with plants, and our residents are seen working in their yards cleaning the winter debris from their gardens preparing to restore their beauty. The Narrowsburg Beautification Group (NBG) will assist in your endeavors and provide additional plant material for your gardens at the annual plant swap on Saturday, June 4 at 9 a.m. Come to the Mews on Main Street. Bring plants that have multiplied in your gardens beyond your needs and swap for another plant. Don’t have plants of your own? No problem. You are free to pick up plants for your gardens and leave a donation. Your donation benefits the beautification efforts of the NBG. This year the NBG will be competing with U.S. communities of similar size in the America in Bloom contest. Several years ago, a Sullivan Renaissance judge suggested our town would be a strong competitor in this nationwide contest. The NBG looks forward to the challenge and will work hard to make the hamlet

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Sullivan County ranks 61 out of 62 counties in New York State in terms of health. The River Reporter is taking on this issue with two series:

OUR COUNTY, OUR HEALTH A four-part bi-weekly series exploring the health challenge in the county and what is being done to address it. What is the Healthy Sullivan County Initiative? Will it work? How can you help? How can it help you?

SIMPLE FARE Healthy food doesn’t have to be more expensive than packaged food—and can taste better. This new column will come out the Thursday before the first weekend of every month, so it coordinates with the monthly sales at local grocery stores, and will explain how to make dishes that are easy, tasty, healthy and inexpensive.

It all kicks off in our June 2 health section

beautiful and proudly show the judges our town when they visit in July. Town beauty starts with clean roadways. The annual Litterpluck Day will be Saturday, June 11. This is the day residents volunteer to clean the roadways of debris. At 9 a.m. you may pick up bags and safety vests at the library. The trash collected will be disposed by the town, and the Tusten Highway Department will provide a truck, available for the weekend, for you to deposit your filled bags. The efforts of volunteers are visible. Please participate. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 18. You will have an opportunity to rid your own homes of trash. Up to one pickup truck filled with trash may be brought to the highway barn for disposal at no cost. Also on this day, you may bring documents you wish to have shredded. The shredding truck will be available in the library parking lot. A reminder will be provided in this column at next printing. Clearly, it is spring cleaning time.

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ThunderBash donations benefit food pantries MONTICELLO, NY — Concertgoers at ThunderBash, held at Monticello Casino and Raceway on May 7, were asked to bring a nonperishable food item and drop it at the Suburban Propane truck parked outside. Donations were to benefit area food pantries and will be distributed by the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless. Monticello Casino and Raceway, along with the Sullivan County Visitors Association and the Sullivan Partnership, were presenting sponsors of ThunderBash. The next Monday morning, Thunder 102 and Suburban Propane dropped off the donations at the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless. Seen here with the donations are Jenn Desrochers (Thunder 102), left, Kyle Schneider (Suburban Propane), Anthony Bruno (general manager of Monticello Casino and Raceway), Paul Ciliberto (Thunder 102), Michelle Semerano (Thunder 102), Harold Tighe (Thunder 102), Dawn Ciorciari (Thunder 102), Mike Sakell (Thunder 102), Kathy Kreiter (Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless) and Angel Gonzalez (Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless).

MILFORD, PA — The Milford-Matamoras Rotary Club will hold its third annual Ridley Rotary Run on June 4. It is a 5k run and walk to be held at the Delaware Valley High School’s Cross-Country Trail. Registration will be from 8 to 8:45 a.m., and the run will be at 9 a.m. If you preregister by May 31, the fee will be $20 for adults and $15 for kids under 13, and you are guaranteed a T-shirt. On race day, the fee is $25 for adults and $20 for kids under 13, and T-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be trophies and medals for the winners. All proceeds raised from the Ridley Rotary Run will go to the following three local children’s charities that Art Ridley picked out: Biondo Foundation, Center for Developmental Disabilities and GAIT Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to support them and acknowledge Art Ridley, you can make a donation in his honor. You can get the sign-up forms on the Milford-Matamoras Rotary Facebook page. You can also stop by Keller Williams Real Estate office at 500 W. Harford St., or the Pike County Chamber office at 209 East Harford St., or call 570/772-9286.

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COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS Career & Tech students take first in statewide SkillsUSA LIBERTY, NY — Students from the Sullivan County BOCES Career and Technical (C&T) Education Center attended the annual New York State SkillsUSA Spring Conference held in Syracuse at the end of April. The BOCES Health Team took first place in the Health Knowledge Bowl competition. The team included Stacy Andryshak, Monticello Central School District (CSD); Rachel Broder, Monticello CSD; Kaitlin Rau, Livingston Manor CSD; and Allison Smith, Monticello CSD. The health team will now represent New York State SkillsUSA and the Sullivan County Career and Technical Center at the SkillsUSA National Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 20 to 24. Also placing well were Maria Jimenez Cadena, Fallsburg CSD, a Health Occupations student who took second place in her competition for Basic Health Care Skills; LiaMae Zeninger, Tri-Valley CSD, a cosmetology student who took fourth place in the Job Demo Open competition; and Sky Cisneros of Eldred CSD, Courtney Goldsmith of Tri-Valley CSD, and Dylan Storms of Eldred CSD, Public Safety students who placed fifth in the Crime Scene Investigation competition. For more information visit www.scboces.org or call 845/295-4152.

Lombardi makes dean’s list GLEN SPEY, NY — Anthony R. Lombardi, son of June Lombardi of Glen Spey, has been named to the dean’s list of Eastern Kentucky University. Lombardi is majoring in fire/arson/explosion investigation as his first and primary major. His second major is fire protection administration with a minor in fire protection engineering. Lombardi has just completed his sophomore year. He also is a part-time paid firefighter as well as a volunteer.

PWSC announces scholarship winners SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Professional Women of Sullivan County, Inc. (PWSCI) has selected its 2016 scholarship winners, each being awarded $500. The scholarships have been awarded to seven high school seniors pursuing higher education and to three women returning to education after several (or many) years away. PWSCI looked for young women who excel academically, are well-rounded and are committed to community service and civic engagement. They also looked to honor the courage and determination of mature women who have sought additional education as a means to better their lives and the future for their families. Students receiving awards are Olivia Mulhern, Wurtsboro (Monticello High School) who received the Naomi Morgan Memorial Scholarship; and Cafui Awasu, Loch Sheldrake (Tri Valley High School) who received the Cooper Arias Accounting Scholarship. Receiving PWSCI Scholarships are Jenna Blank, Liberty (Liberty High School); Kayla Butler, Woodbourne (Tri Valley High School); Allison Hemmer, Livingston Manor (Sullivan West High School); Mackenzie Mitchell, Rock Hill (Monticello High School), and Lucy Kunz, Roscoe (Roscoe High School). Mature Women Returning to Education awards were received by Alita Cotten, Monticello, the Jean Rosenheck Memorial Award (Rosenheck Family); Samantha Duquette, Grahamsville, the Selma Green Memorial Award (Robert Green Chevrolet); and Kennetha Corley, Woodbourne.

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RSVP luncheon on June 1 CALLICOON, NY — The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) annual Recognition Day Luncheon will be held Wednesday, June 1, at the Villa Roma Club House. It will celebrate 43 years of the RSVP program’s existence. Over 288 RSVP senior volunteers will be honored for donating more than 60,000 hours of service to community agencies throughout Sullivan County in 2015. If you are an RSVP volunteer and you haven’t received your invitation in the mail or if you would like more information about attending the luncheon, call RSVP project director Caryn Mathews at 845/807-0251.

The Start of Something Great Tournament CALLICOON, NY — SUNY Sullivan Foundation will hold its 17th annual golf tournament at the Villa Roma Country Club on Tuesday, June 21. The event, dubbed “The Start of Something Great Tournament,” raises funds for the foundation’s scholarship program, which helps make the dream of higher education a reality for many students. Registration and lunch begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The sponsor for this year’s tournament is Jeff Bank. Robert Ernst and Jared Kaufman will again co-chair the event. The entry fee for the tournament is $150 per person; the fee for SUNY Sullivan students is $130. The fee includes a round of golf, golf cart, on-course refreshments, lunch, cocktails, a delicious steak dinner, a golf gift and a chance to win great raffle prizes. Friends of the college who are not available to play golf are invited to attend the steak dinner at 5:15 p.m.; dinner tickets cost $50 per person. Registration ends June 17. Golfers will also have a chance to vie for hole-in-one prizes on each of the par-three holes, including a shot at a two-year lease on a 2016 Ford Escape, compliments of M&M Auto Group. As always, prizes will be awarded for the top men’s and women’s foursomes. Many sponsorship opportunities are available. To learn how to become a sponsor, call Anya Novikov at 845/4345750, ext. 4355, or email anovikov@sunysullivan.edu. To golf, contact Hillary Egeland at 845/434-5750, ext. 4377 or email hegeland@sunysullivan.edu.

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grew up on the Delaware River, almost literally (on River Road), and often went swimming, kayaking, canoeing, tubing, snorkeling, sun bathing, you name it. However, I am far from a river expert; so when I had the opportunity to do a river trip with the National Park Service (NPS) I knew I would be learning a lot. I joined the NPS for World Fish Migration Day, an event celebrated worldwide to view shad fish as they migrate upstream, held on May 21. We would be keeping our eyes out for the American shad as they make their way upriver to spawn, having made a long journey from the Atlantic Ocean. Our river guide was NPS Chief of Natural Resources Management Don Hamilton, and I sat in the canoe with him. Others joined the trip, such as a married couple from Wellsboro, PA who work for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and are experts in mussels, along with their three-year-old daughter, someone from the Canoe Safety Patrol, the new Upper Delaware Council Resource Specialist Pete Golod, and others. Although we didn’t see many shad (I think there were eight in all), we learned from the experts like Hamilton and the USGS people about so much more. We paddled from Callicoon, NY to Milanville, PA, an eight-mile trip. We met at the NPS Headquarters in Milanville and took the kayaks and canoes to the Damascus, PA boating access. I borrowed a life jacket from NPS, and as I was strapping it on I noticed something attached to the chest. “Is that a…” My voice trailed off as they finished my sentence for me—a knife. “It’s for if you run into any bears, or want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,” someone joked. I felt prepared. I learned a lot about what sits at the very bottom of the river to what flies high above it. But since this trip was about shad, I’ll start there. Shad are anadromous fish, meaning they migrate from the sea up into fresh water to spawn, such as salmon or striped bass. The sexually mature American shad enter coastal rivers in spring or early summer, usually when the river water has warmed to 50 to 55°F. Now is prime viewing time, and others on the trip said they have seen a school of shad with over 100 fish.

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The dude abides.

National Park Service Chief of Natural Resources Management Don Hamilton leads a group of paddlers on a river trip to view shad on World Fish Migration Day, May 21.

A couple from Wellsboro, PA who work for United States Geological Survey joined the trip with their three-year-old daughter.

The American shad has been described as “the fish that fed the nation’s founders,” and George Washington often ate shad. Indeed, they can be eaten, although they have a lot of small bones. They have a delicate flavor when cooked, and their roe is considered delicious by some, though it does not taste at all like the roes used for caviar. Adult shad weigh between three and eight pounds. Hamilton cited the book “The Founding Fish” by John McPhee who lives in Milanville. During the trip, Hamilton pointed out the nests of lamprey eels called “redds.” You can identify them because they use overturned

Our trusty leader Don Hamilton paddled in the back of our canoe, pointing out interesting facts about the Delaware River and its wildlife.

rocks to build a mound, which is a different color than the rest of the river bottom. We even saw a lamprey eel in one of the redds. (I started to wish I wasn’t gaining so much knowledge about what lurks in the river.) We saw an eagle in a tree, and many geese with baby geese, goslings. The three-year-old inquired, “Do geeses fly?” The spring spawning run of American shad is a timeless ritual, one that has taken place in the Delaware River for the past 10,000 years. An ancient and impressive wildlife migration is occurring in our midst. And I thank the NPS for allowing me to be a part of it.

The river trip ended in Milanville, PA

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‘Wonders of Stained Glass’ PORT JERVIS, NY — Port Jervis Council for the Arts will present “Wonders of Stained Glass” on Saturday, May 28, at the First Presbyterian Church, 60 Sussex St. Guided tour times are 9:30, 10, 10:30 and 11 a.m. The requested donation of $10 will benefit the Port Jervis Council for the Art Scholarship Fund and the Presbyterian Youth Fund. Spend an hour on a bright Saturday morning to learn the history of some of the most beautiful, intricate, colorful and spectacular church windows in this section of the county, which includes the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. There are 10 windows, five on either side. All were unveiled to the public on October 31, 1897. The Howell window was given in memory of Bradford Gardiner Howell, the deceased son of the donor. In the center is a beautiful painting of the Savior surrounded by a group of little children. Members of the congregation will act as the tour guides. They will be able to answer any questions regarding the windows and the church, also on hand will be Jim Pinto, owner of Northeast Stained Glass (www.northeaststainedglass.com); he has worked on these windows and many other stained glass windows in the area. Light refreshments will be served. For more information email schillnyc@ aol.com or visit www.PortJervisCouncil ForTheArts.org.

HANCOCK, NY — The Hancock Partners will launch “Summer Nights LIVE on The Square” on Sunday, May 29, with the town’s second annual Memorial Day weekend community yard sale and picnic. Headlining the program will be the highenergy, internationally acclaimed and U.S. military-honored American Rogues performing patriotic, military and traditional Celtic music on bagpipes, drums and fiddle. The series of performances will continue through September on the first and third Fridays of each month. Part of the Gateway Cultural Arts project developed by Hancock Town Square Programming Director Nancy Furdock, the series will feature award-winning artists from all over the country who have performed for international audiences. Performances will run the gamut from classical, doo wop, jazz and bluegrass to Celtic rock and modern dance. A complete events calendar and full write-up about the performances and the artists who will be appearing at The Square this season can be found at Des tinationHancock.com. For more information email info@DestinationHancock. com or call 607/637-2870. Continued on page 19

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‘Variations’ at Gallery EVA CALLICOON, NY — A new group show will open at the Gallery EVA at 35 Lower Main St. on Saturday, June 4, with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Artists featured in the show will include Suzanah Hadorn, Ellany Gable, Nancy Wells, Carla Strozzieri, Hana Marritz, Zac Shavrick, Christine Stamos, Naomi Teppich, Carolyn Duke and Eva Drizhal. The artists will be present at the opening reception. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and by appointment. For additional information, follow Gallery EVA on Facebook.

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Contra dance at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — There will be contra dancing on Saturday, May 28 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. Contra dancing is a social affair; meet new people and make new friends, all while listening to great live music by Poison Love with caller Laurie B. Come with or without a partner. Beginners are always welcome; there will be a dancing lesson beginning at 7:15 p.m. for new dancers. The suggested donation is $10, kids under 15 are admitted free. “A Contra Dance,” a monthly series that takes place between April and December. The Cooperage is operated by the The Cooperage Project, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to build community. For more information visit www.thecooperagepro ject.org or call 570/253-2020. Contributed photo

“Mum,” by Marie Devore.

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MiZ plays Hawley HAWLEY, PA — On Saturday, May 28 at 8 p.m., Harmony Presents showcases NEPA folk, bluegrass and blues virtuoso guitarist and songwriter Michael Mizwinski (MiZ) and his band. “Michael Mizwinski’s sound is directly impacted by the coal mining region of PA. His songs evoke the rustic tones and imagery you would expect from the region and its cultural heritage,” said Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents. MiZ sometimes performs solo, but this time he will be playing with members from the full band. Carletti said, “We’ve had him on our stage on several occasions and each time he really takes listeners on a ride. His playing is truly spellbinding; it’s no wonder that he has such a loyal following in the region,” Harmony Presents concerts and shows take place in the Boiler Room at the Hawley Silk Mill, located in the underground theater at 8 Silk Mill Dr. Tickets cost from $19 to $22, depending on when purchased. They can be purchased in advance online at www.harmonypresents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency located at 209 Main Ave. For more information call 570/588-8077.

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Blues, Brews & BBQ Summer Music Series HAWLEY, PA — The Blues, Brews & BBQ series at Glass—wine.bar.kitchen. at Ledges Hotel, kicks off Memorial Day weekend and runs every Sunday through Labor Day weekend. Blues, Brews & BBQ hosts a rotating line-up of live blues music on the Serenity Deck overlooking the scenic Wallenpaupack Gorge. It’s a BBQstyle outdoor dining event with samples of local craft brews from a featured local brewery. For no cover fee, guests can enjoy music and cocktails on the hotel’s lawn or Stargazer Deck. On Sunday, May 29, the Lighten Up Blues Band will launch this season’s series with Rose Light, who is influenced by the blues stylings of Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Etta James and Susan Tedeschi. Randy Light, on lead guitar and mandolin, was influenced by the blues of Taj Mahal, Johnny Winter and Canned Heat. The featured craft brewery will be Evil Genius Beer Company. Others in this summer’s planned lineup include Slam Allen, Dan Brother Band and the Merchants of Groove.

ELLENVILLE, NY — Aroma Thyme Bistro will host the exhibit “Trio of Nature,” featuring botanical and landscape watercolor paintings of Ellenville artist Lorraine Devore, daughter Dr. Marie Devore and their art instructor, Roberta Rosenthal, from June 1 through August 3. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. The three artists have been painting together for 13 years and share a love of plants, flowers and nature. Their camaraderie reflects a relaxing meditative interlude in their lives. Join the artists for a reception at Aroma Thyme Bistro. Lorraine is a retired registered nurse from Ellenville Community Hospital who studied art at venues including Catskill Art Society, the Woodstock School of Art and Squirrels Nest Studio, Bloomingburg. Marie, Lorraine’s daughter, was educated at the Ellenville Central School District. Marie has a dental practice in Barryville and is president of Tri-State Dental Society and on the Board of Directors of the Greater Barryville Chamber of Commerce. Rosenthal (www.RobertaRosenthalsKetubahs.com) graduated from New York City’s Art and Design High School and the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in textile design and continued at The Art Students League and The New York Botanical Garden for botanical illustration. She has been an instructor at The New York Botanical Garden since 1987.

HONESDALE, PA — The film “Hamlet” will be screened at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., on Thursday, May 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. as part of the “Such Sweet Thunder: Shakespeare Plays on Film” series. This is the acclaimed 2009 film adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production; both the stage production and the film were directed by Gregory Doran. The RSC puts a modern spin on Hamlet in this version of the masterpiece. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is summoned home from school in Germany in order to attend the funeral of his father, the king. Upon his return Hamlet is deeply disquieted upon discovering that his mother Gertrude has already remarried and that she has wed his uncle, Claudius, the dead king’s brother. He is appalled when he learns that Claudius has had himself crowned king despite the fact that Hamlet’s father had named Hamlet heir to the throne. The young prince suspects foul play and seeks vengeance. Dr. Robert Dugan will introduce each play with a brief background and orientation. “Shakespeare is fun,” he says, “and profound because the plays are so resilient and adaptable. There are no definitive or final versions, so they remain alive and relevant.” After the screening, there will be an opportunity for conversation and the sharing of impressions. Donations make this event possible. For more information visit www.thecooper ageproject.org.

Call for artists, Art & History in the Park PORT JERVIS, NY — Port Jervis Tourism and Port Jervis Council for the Arts invites the tri-state community to enjoy a day oﬀering art and historical exhibits, with opportunities to meet area artists as well as Revolutionary War and Civil War period re-enactors, on Saturday, June 18. Artists’ space is available for this event, located at Orange Square Veterans Park on Pike and Sussex streets. Spaces will be 10 feet wide, and work must be ready to hang in individual space with own setup. The charge is $25 per space. The deadline for registration is June 4. Rain date for the event is June 19. For more information contact William Schill at 845/856-6741 or email SchillNYC@ aol.com.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Just making conversation

et’s face it, I talk a lot. How fortunate for me then, that I found a way to do so and get paid for it, right, wrong or indifferent. Sadly, in this day of texting and instant gratification, the art of conversation is getting lost in the shuffle, but old warhorses like me keep plugging along, be it small talk or engaging with others on bigger issues, and life here in the Upper Delaware River region provides plenty of opportunity for both. There are like-minded individuals out there, and in my own quest for “instant gratification” I Googled the words “just making conversation” to see how others weighed in. “Those who deal with the public all the time probably get tired of making polite chit-chat,” I read (www.textcpr. com), “with people they see all day long, and yet their employers have apparently told them to engage in conversation and show an interest.” Don’t get me wrong, if we run into each other and I start a conversation, I’m genuinely interested in what you have to say, even if it is about my dog. My challenge? Knowing when to rein it in and let others do the talking. The past week has allowed room for both, with a bit of singing thrown into the mix. I headed out last Thursday to catch opening night at Bethel Woods (www. bethelwoodscenter.org), featuring country acts Brothers Osborne, Kip Moore and mega-star Miranda Lambert, all of whom entertained wildly, kicking off the summer season with a bang. I was unfamiliar with the brothers, but met them prior to the show and they promised (and delivered) a great set. They made room for heart-throb (the ladies were literally screaming) Moore, who raised the roof and in turn prepped the crowd for Lambert, whose legions of fans were out in full force. There’s a huge variety of entertainment coming our way this year, so stay tuned. On Saturday, I made my yearly pilgrimage to Pine Bush, NY and the town’s annual UFO festival (www.pinebushu fofair.com), which once again drew thousands. With attractions that included authors, vendors, entertainment and the always-fun parade, I strolled the streets, while the Wonder Dog (and her tin-foil hat) sparked lively conversation wherever we landed. Speaking of “lively conversation,” there was plenty to go around at the NACL Theatre on Sunday, as they opened their doors (www.nacl.org) for the season, presenting “This is Not a Conversation” directed by Ker Wells and created by Israeli-born Itai Erdal and Dima Alansari, who is the grandchild of Palestinians exiled from Jerusalem during the 1948 forced exodus. In my Google search regarding conversation, I found these words: “Some topics are potentially insulting or intrusive. Before ‘just making conversation,’ it’s often a good idea to count to three slowly and ask yourself if it’s inappropriate or just plain wrong.” The NACL has never shied away from controversial subject matter, and their 2016 season, titled “Take Courage,” will surely spark lively debate throughout the year. Co-artistic director Brad Krumholz addresses this issue in the program’s notes by stating that “the NACL continues to be a home and safe haven for courageous artists, risking so much from their deep conviction that they can, and must, do what they can to change the world.” If the theatre’s open-

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Brother Osborne is touring with Miranda Lambert this summer and hit the stage running at full tilt in the Pavilion at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts last Thursday.

ing salvo is any indication, Krumholz’s (and co-founder Tannis Kowalchuk’s) vision undoubtedly will shine. The play itself is incendiary, if for nothing else than being based on the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict that has divided the world, tearing people and nations apart. Having served with the Israeli army in Lebanon and Palestine, Erdal’s viewpoint walks a fine line, but it is made abundantly clear during the 80-minute presentation, which invites the public to engage in conversation following the show, and any ambiguity that is touched on is given voice through Alansari’s contributions. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dima was forced to suddenly leave the country just before the opening, and the extraordinary Laylage Courie bravely, courageously stepped in. In less than three days time, Courie grasped as much of the (mildly baffling) physical requirements of the show as time allowed, and with script in hand, took center stage with Erdal. Had I not been informed, I don’t think I would have even noticed that Laylage was in any way unprepared or under-rehearsed, and (IMHO) her intense performance absolutely matched his, step for (mildly baffling) step, note-for-note. The conversation that followed the matinee that I attended was indeed lively and spilled outside following the performance, where there were some raised voices (just a few), which undoubtedly will occur as this production begins its tour. It’s unlikely that I will be stirring up any trouble in the near future, but if I do—remember that I’m just making conversation. To see photos from both the Bethel Woods concert and the Pine Bush UFO Fair, visit www.Facebook.com/ theriverreporter and “like” our page.

Country heart-throb Kip Moore ripped the roof off of the Pavilion last Thursday night before superstar Miranda Lambert hit the stage, as the first concert of the 2016 summer series got underway.

Country star Miranda Lambert has legions of fans who showed up by the thousands to celebrate the first Pavilion concert of 2016 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts last Thursday.

Grounded by our tin foil hats, Dharma the Wonder Dog and I had lively conversations during the Pine Bush UFO Fair last Saturday.

Once a year, special parking permits are issued for otherworldly ships that might seek to dock during the annual Pine Bush UFO Fair. Itai Erdal and Laylage Courie explore the issues and emotions raised by the Israeli/Palestinian situation in “This Is Not a Conversation,” a play developed by Erdal and Dima Alansari, at the NACL Theatre in Highland Lake, NY last weekend.

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., May. 26

MiZ (TRIO)

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Contra dance at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., 7:30-10pm. Music by Poison Love with caller Laurie B. Beginners welcome, dancing lesson at 7:15. Suggested donation: adults $10, kids under 15 free. 570/253-2020.

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MiZ (TRIO) at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. MiZ is a soulful, Rock-Americana artist from Northeast Pennsylvania. His sound is directly impacted by the coal mining region of PA. Tickets: $19 advance, $22 general admission. www.harmonypresents.com, 570/588-8077.

Wayne County Genealogy Group

Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refuge garage sale

Contra dance

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Group meets at 4:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main St. Discussion group for family history researchers, both novice and experienced. Topic this month: Pitfalls in Vital Records.

Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance 10th annual meeting at Silver Birches Resort, 205 Route 507, 7:30am. Cost: $25. www.wpworkforce.org.

Fri., May. 27 Free computer support

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Friday at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm.

Paint Your Pet

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paint party at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 7pm. Your pet will be pre-sketched on canvas from photos that you send in. No experience necessary. Register by 5/22. Cost: $55 advance, $58 general admission. www. harmonypresents.com, 570/588-8077.

Pre-K story times

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pre-K story times every Friday at Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 10:30am. Develops early literacy skills with stories and crafts. 845/794-4660 ext. 5.

Sat., May. 28 Anglers Market

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Anglers Market at Roscoe-Rockland Fire Dept. Community Center, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm. All sorts of fishing gear for sale. Local author books to purchase. 607/498-5464 or 607/498-6024.

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

BARRYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at 3385 Rte. 97 (behind River Market), Saturdays, 10am-1pm, rain or shine.

Basket Historical Society meeting

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Huge garage sale fundraiser benefiting Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refuge on Memorial Day weekend at 185 Lake St., (former Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Engine building), 9am-4pm. Funds from 100% of items sold goes directly to Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refuge, a non-profit animal rescue organization. 607/498-5445.

Sun., May. 29 See page 17 for Memorial Day Weekend services and parades Blues, Brews & BBQ

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Blues, Brews & BBQ series at Glassâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel. Rotating line-up of live blues music with a BBQ-style outdoor dining event with samples of local craft brews from a featured local brewery. Cost: $32.50. Reservations are recommended. 570/226-1337.

Hancock Town Square concert

HANCOCK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2016 summer performance series kicks off at Town Square, 12noon. Headliners American Rogues perform a high-energy mix of Celtic, rock, roots and patriotic music. Chicken BBQ, wide selection of baked goods, handcrafted jewelry, artwork, specialty drinks, soaps and more.

Pancake breakfast

OBERNBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annual pancake breakfast at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, 386 County Rte. 95, 7am-12noon. Adults $8, children ages 5-12 $5, children under 5 free.

Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refuge garage sale

MON., May. 30

LONG EDDY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Basket Historical Society meeting and open museum hours, 10:30am-3pm. All are welcome to attend the meeting at 10:30am and visit the museum until 3pm.

See page 17 for Memorial Day Weekend services and parades

Chicken BBQ

Evening story time

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicken BBQ at Presbyterian Church, 568 State Rd., 12noon4pm, or sold out. Cost: $12. Half chicken, salt potatoes, corn on cob, cole slaw, baked beans, roll & butter, cookies, beverage.

Tues., May. 31 MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Evening Story Time every-other Tuesday at Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 4:30pm. Stories, games, and activities to build literacy and social skills. 845/794-4660 ext. 5.

Wed., Jun. 1 Anniversary Formaggio Cheese

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Join the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the Formaggio Italian Cheese Specialties 25th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting at Formaggio Italian Cheese Specialties, 250 Hilldale Rd., 12noon2pm. 845/436-4200 ext. 160, or email Felicia@formaggiocheese.com.

Business Group

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Business Group meets the first Wednesday each month at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30am12:30pm. Meet with like-minded professionals, share ideas, explore social media, design marketing materials, learn new technologies and more.

Free computer support

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Wednesday at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 4-8pm.

Taste of Wayne

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) holds its Taste of Wayne at Twisted Rail Restaurant, 505 Main St. A portion of the proceeds goes to support WCHS. Make a reservation by calling 570/253-9923 or stop in to grab a bite.

Wednesday night history talk

CUDDEBACKVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Merchant, president of the D&H Canal Historical Society will give a Powerpoint presentation â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Delaware & Hudson Canal - 19th Century Engine of Prosperityâ&#x20AC;? at D&H Canal Park Visitor Center, 58 Hoag Rd., 7pm. Talk about the D&H Canal emphasizing the many industries that benefited. Cost: $7 non-members, $5 members. 845/754-8870.

Fri., Jun. 3 Free computer support

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Friday at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm.

Pre-K story times

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pre-K story time every Friday at Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 10:30am. This program will continue to develop early literacy skills with stories and crafts. 845/794-4660 ext. 5.

Two exhibits at DVAA

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two exhibits open at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance gallery, 7-9pm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working Conditionsâ&#x20AC;? paintings by Carol Diamond and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fabrication and Figurationâ&#x20AC;? sculpture and drawings by Jeff George. On view through June 25. 845/252-7576.

Sat., Jun. 4 Bake, deli and rummage sale

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EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Equinunk United Methodist Church, Lordville Rd., holds a bake, deli and rummage sale in the basement of the church, 12noon-3pm. Rummage sale (only) continues Thursday, June 9, 7-8:30pm, and bag sale Saturday, June 11, 9am-1pm. 570/224-6361.

Banding, Bagels and Birds

LAKE ARIEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Wulfhorst leads a bird walk along the trails of Lacawac Sanctuary, 7-11am. Bagel breakfast. Join university professors Meg Hatch and Robert Smith to check mist nets and observe bird banding. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear. Cost: $15 non-members, $10 members. Registration required. 570/689-9494.

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

BARRYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at 3385 Rte. 97 (behind the River Market), Saturdays from 10am-1pm, rain or shine.

Birding for Beginners

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Visit the Bashakill, a birderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paradise, with naturalist Scott Graber, 8am. Focus on basic identification of birds by sight and sound. Binoculars, sturdy shoes required. Meet Haven Rd., off Rte. 209 south of Wurtsboro. Sponsor: Basha Kill Area Association. thebashakill.org.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Expo

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Expo at Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Child Care Center, Inc., 2-6pm. Introduction to science, technology, engineering, arts, math and music. 845/794-3826.

Exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;CENSORED!â&#x20AC;?

SHOHOLA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barryville Area Arts Association opens exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;CENSORED!â&#x20AC;? at the Artists Market Community Center, 114 Richardson Ave., 4-6pm. The exhibit offers up just a few of the great works of art that were thought offensive or subversive by censors. Refreshments served.

Fun Fair at Kadampa

GLEN SPEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The 8th annual Fun Fair at Kadampa Meditation Center, 11am4pm. Admission and parking free. Over 30 local artist vendors, flea market, food, music. Free guided meditation, and free temple tour. Carnival games, face painting, bouncy tents, crafts, Bubbles the Magic Clown and more. 845/856-9000.

Gallery EVA group show

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Artist group show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Variationsâ&#x20AC;? opens at Gallery EVA, 35 Lower Main St., 5-9pm. On display until June 30. Artists features: Suzanah Hadorn, Ellany Gable, Nancy Wells, Carla Strozzieri, Hana Marritz, Zac Shavrick, Christine Stamos, Naomi Teppich, Carolyn Duke and Eva Drizhal. 845/887-3202.

Indoor ďŹ&#x201A;ea market & bake sale

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hawley Firehouse, 9am3pm. Everything your neighbors no longer need for sale. Homemade baked goods. Benefits Hawley Fire Dept. Free admission. 570/290-1488 or 570/2269820 or hawleyfd@ptd.net.

Nat Osborn Band at Harmony

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nat Osborn Band at Harmony Presents at the Hawley Silk Mill, 8pm. This Brooklyn-based band takes elements of soul, funk, indie-rock and jazz and weaves them around Osbornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infectious and clever songs. Tickets: $20 advance, $23 general. 570/588-8077.

Penny social

LONG EDDY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Penny social at the Long Eddy Firehouse, State Route 97. Doors open 5pm, calling starts 6:30pm. Special table, theme baskets, raffle, door prizes, 50/50. $1 admission includes refreshments. Proceeds benefit the auxiliary of the Long Eddy Hose Company.

Plant and garden sale

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friends of The Garden Sullivan County plant and garden sale at the Pickled Owl parking lot, 218 Main St., 10am-3pm. Annuals, perennials and veggie plants for sale, as well as garden tools, books and other garden essentials. 845/434-3146 or 845/583-5437.

Plant Swap & Bake Sale

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Narrowsburg Beautification Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (NBG) annual Plant Swap & Bake Sale at the Mews on Main Street, 9am-1pm. Bring plants to swap, or make a monetary donation to the NBG. Pick up labels at the library. 845/252-3864.

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Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, sponsored by Rock Hill Business and Community Association, every Saturday from 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm until September 24th, located at 223 Rock Hill Dr. Live music, events and educational activities.

Viking Dinner

LACKAWAXEN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Bernt Balchen Lodge, Sons of Norway, hosts its annual Viking Dinner at the Lackawaxen Volunteer Firehouse, 6pm. Traditional Norwegian stuffed roast pork, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, homemade soup, homemade bread, coffee and tea and Viennese-style dessert table. Cost: $20 adult, $10 children under 12. 570/685-7086.

WJFF annual auction

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Auction at radio station WJFF, 11am-1pm preview, calling begins 1pm. Fine antiques, art, decorative items, kitchen wares, gardening equipment, small furnishings in excellent condition, electronics, games and more. 845/482-4141.

Sun., Jun. 5 Blueberry pancake breakfast

LORDS VALLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast buffet served, 8am-12noon, Blooming Grove Fire Hall, 484 Rte. 739. Cost: adults $8, children (10 & under) $4, children 3 & under free. Breakfast menu includes: orange juice, blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausages, coffee or tea. Eat in or take out. 570/775-7355.

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Literacy Volunteers recognition dinner

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County will hold its 18th annual Tutor-Student-Volunteer Recognition Dinner in the Community Room at the Monticello Fire Department. 845/794-0017.

Reptile/amphibian walk

Tue., Jun. 7 Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caregiver support

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Caregiver Support Group at Achieve Rehab & Nursing Facility, 170 Lake St., 6-7:30pm. Open to the public to all caregivers/family members of people with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease or related disorders. 845/866-3247.

Monticello School music concert

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Monticello School District Morning Music Students annual All-District Concert at the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium, 7pm. Performances will be given by the 4th grade chorus, 5th grade chorus, 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band.

Wed., Jun. 8 Free computer support

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Wednesday at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 4-8pm.

Vegetable farm tour

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County beginning farmer classes presents vegetable farm tour at Gorzynski Ornery Farm. John Gorzynski, local farmer, will offer a tour of his farming enterprise which consists of vegetables, fruit trees, high tunnels, and bees. Cost is $15 per person or $10 per enrollee. Register: 845/292-6180.

Thurs., Jun. 9 Linda Zimmermann at library

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Linda Zimmermann will present her new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mysterious Stone Sites in the Hudson Valley of New and northern New Jersey,â&#x20AC;? in the community room of the Port Jervis Free Library. Free, open to all. Copies of her book will be available for purchase for $15 each. Refreshments will be served. 845/856-7313 x 4.

Mamakating Comprehensive Plan

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Mamakating Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee invites town residents, landowners, business owners and other stakeholders to attend the upcoming public visioning workshop at Town Hall, 2948 Rte. 209, 7pm. All are welcome and encouraged to attend and contribute. Refreshments served. www.mamakating.org.

Port Jervis Free Library Operating Budget and Trustee Election

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Frogs, newts, efts, salamanders, more! Kids love looking for creatures at the Basha Kill, 10am. Led by herpetologist. Meet at Haven Road off Rte. 209 south of Wurtsboro. Sponsor: Basha Kill Area Association. thebashakill.org.

PORT Jervis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The annual vote for the Port Jervis Free Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016/2017 Operating Budget and Trustee Election held at the library, 138 Pike St. Polls open 12noon-8pm. 845/856-7313.

Mon., Jun. 6

Free computer support

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Monday at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 1-5pm.

Toddler story time

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toddler story time every Monday at Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 10am. This is an early literacy program for toddlers and their caregivers. The program uses rhymes, books, crafts and finger plays to develop skills that will help children get ready to read. Many activities require one-to-one adult/child interaction.

Fri., Jun. 10 JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Friday at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Harveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play

SOUTH FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harveyâ&#x20AC;? at the Rivoli Theatre, 8pm. Elwood P. Dowd has an imaginary friend that only he can seeâ&#x20AC;Ś or can others also see him? Presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. Buy tickets at scdw.net. 845/436-5336.

Stolen Jars at Harmony Presents

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stolen Jars at Harmony Presents at the Hawley Silk Mill, 8pm. Inspired by acts as diverse as Sufjan Stevens, Elvis Costello and Dirty Projectors, the music is a vibrant mixture of looping intricate guitar lines and floating melodies. Tickets: $19 advance, $22 general. 570/588-8077.

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SONNY'S SERVICE CENTER

ESSELMAN PAVING

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Licensed Electrical Contractor Serving Sullivan County • Residential • Commercial HEAT • LIGHT • POWER James A. Sackett • 845-252-7461

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Plumbing & Heating

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BLACK OAK TREE SERVICE

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Well Drilling PETER A. KESTLER WELL DRILLING Licensed driller serving NY, NJ and PA Since 1967 • “Water when you want it!” Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

Yard Sale Visit THE YARD SALE STORE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT! Enjoy The Book Yard - All Books $1 Each. Browse affordable Sterling Silver Jewelry, Vintage Clothing, Art, Tools and Furniture. Select from 100’s of DVD Movies, AUDIO CDs and Books on Tape. Located in Narrowsburg at the bottom of Main Street opposite The River Reporter. APPOINTMENTS WELCOME. 845-252-3999. Give yourself a second hand! TheYardSaleStore@AOL.com

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Classifieds Help Wanted Publisher’s Employment Notice – All employment advertised in this newspaper is subject to Section 296 of the Human Rights Law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age, or arrest conviction record, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code, Chap. 630, excludes the Federal Gov’t. for the age discrimination provisions. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Seasonal Summer Jobs Part time and Full time Drivers, Bus Drivers (CDL-P), Beach Helpers, Oﬃce / Cleaning. Good customer relations skills. Boat lifting ability for Drivers and Beach. Computer / phone / cleaning skills for Oﬃce. Indian Head Canoes. Call 845-557-8777 for application.

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Legal Notice

strength of the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, as follows: Section 1. For the specific object or purpose of paying the cost of the construction of a new County jail facility complex, including jail, Sheriff’s Office and related public safety functions at the so-called Mapes site on County Route 174 / Old Route 17 in the Town of Thompson, including site improvements, original furnishings, equipment, achinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, in and for the County of Sullivan, New York, there are hereby authorized to be issued $95,000,000 bonds of said County pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 2.It is hereby determined that the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is $95,000,000, which specific object or purpose is hereby authorized at said maximum estimated cost, and that the plan of financing thereof is by the issuance of the $95,000,000 bonds of said County authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution. Section 3.It is hereby further determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is thirty (30) years, pursuant to subdivision 11(a)(1) of paragraph (a) of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4.Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Sec-

tion 5.The faith and credit of said County of Sullivan, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. To the extent not paid from other sources, there shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 6.All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the County Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the County Treasurer shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7.The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if:1)Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2)The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the

date of such publication, or 3)Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 8.This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 9.This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in the Sullivan County Democrat and the River Reporter, the official newspapers of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote which resulted as follows: AYES: Alvarez, Rajsz, Samuelson, McCarthy, Owens, Ward, Perrello, Steingart, and Sorensen NOES: None ABSENT: None The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. CERTIFICATION FORM STATE OF NEW YORK) ss.: COUNTY OF SULLIVAN I, the undersigned Clerk of the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York (the “Issuer”), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That a meeting of the Issuer was duly called, held and conducted on the 19th day of May, 2016. 2. That such meeting was a regular meeting. 3.That attached hereto is a proceeding of the Issuer which was duly adopted at such meeting by the Board of the Issuer. 4. That such attachment constitutes a true and correct copy of the entirety of such proceeding as so adopted by said Board. 5. That all members of the Board of the Issuer had due notice of said meeting. 6. That said meeting was open to the general public in accordance with Section 103 of the Public Officers Law,

Childcare workers Part-time Childcare workers needed. Must be 18 years or older, have experience in child care, with high school diploma or equivalent (minimum). Please fax resume or letter of interest to New Hope Manor, Barryville @ 845557-8884, or e-mail to nquezada@newhopemanor. orgFor information call Julissa @ 845-557-8353 Ext. 322, EOE HELP WANTED Lakeview Luncheonette Rt 52 Lake Huntington, NY 845-932-5131

HENNING’S LOCAL Now hiring bartenders, waitstaﬀ, bussers, kitchen. Apply in person between 4:30-6:30pm 6 Old County Rd, Cochecton Center

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of 59 Greenfield Road LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/21/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 59 Greenfield Rd, Woodridge, NY 12789. Purpose: any lawful activity. BOND RESOLUTION At a regular meeting of the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held at the County Government Center, in Monticello, New York, on the 19th day of May, 2016, at 2:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Alvarez, and upon roll being called, the following were: PRESENT: Alvarez, Rajsz, Samuelson, McCarthy, Owens, Ward, Perrello, Steingart and Sorensen ABSENT: None The following resolution was offered by Mr. Samuelson, who moved its adoption, conded by Mr. Perrello, to wit: BOND RESOLUTION NO. 223 OF 2016 DATED MAY 19, 2016. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $95,000,000 BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JAIL FACILITY COMPLEX, IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type I Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which it has been determined will not have any significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting

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Silver Dolla Clean Copper $1.25-$1.70/lb. rs Pre 1964 Light Iron & Steel $45-$90/gross ton $8 each Aluminum 20-40¢/lb. Scrap Car Batteries $7 each

Sat 5/28, Sun 5/29 & Mon 5/30 9-4 rain or shine LOTS MORE STUFF SINCE LAST SALE

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Antiques & Collectables Flea Market (under tent) FSSM May 27-28-29-30 Plus 11 dealers indoors at Duck Harbor Shops google for directions 617 Duck Harbor Road 10-5 tel (570) 224-6489

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van, New York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. A complete copy of the resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice. Dated: Monticello, New York, May 24, 2016. AnnMarie Martin Clerk, County Legislature BOND RESOLUTION NO. 223 OF 2016 DATED MAY 19, 2016.A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $95,000,000 BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JAIL FACILITY COMPLEX, IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. Specific object or purpose: Construction of a new County jail facility complex Period of probable usefulness: 30 years Maximum estimated cost: $95,000,000 Amount of

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prior papers and proceedings had herein, LET the Respondents, SAMUEL GREENBERG, SHIRLEY GREENBERG, SHIRLEY GREENBERG, as Trustee, HAROLD GREENBERG, NORMAN GREENBERG, FRED KOSAK, LEON KOSAK, HERBERT KOSAK and HANNAH SILVERSTEIN, show cause at IAS Part ___ of this Court, Courtroom ____, to be held and for the County of Sullivan, at the Courthouse located at 414 Broadway, Monticello, New York, on the 29th day of July, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be entered herein pursuant toRPAPL Â§Â§1921[2]and1501[4] canceling and discharging of record the mortgage dated January 7, 1969, and recorded in the office of the County Clerk, Sullivan County, on January 14, 1969 in Liber 744, Page 168 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mortgageâ&#x20AC;?), and directing the County Clerk, SullivanCounty,to mark the same upon his records as canceled and discharged, and further ordering and directing that the debt or other obligation secured by the Mortgage be canceled; and it is further OREDERED, that sufficient cause appearing therefore, let personal service of a

copy of this Order, together with the papers on which it is based, upon Respondent Harold Greenberg, be deemed good and sufficient service; and publication of a copy of this Order, together with the Notice of Verified Petition, a brief statement of the nature of the action and the relief sought and a brief description of the real property at issue, upon all Respondents other than Harold Greenberg, in the following two newspapers: The River Reporter and Sullivan County Democrat least once in each of four successive weeks, be deemed good and sufficient service; and it is further OREDERED, that opposition papers, if any, be served such that same are received by Katlowitz & Associates, attorneys for Petitioner, no later than seven (7) days prior to the return date. E N T E R /S/ Michael F. McGuire, AJSC To:SAMUEL GREENBERG, SHIRLEY GREENBERG, SHIRLEY GREENBERG, as Trustee,NORMAN GREENBERG, FRED KOSAK, LEON KOSAK, HERBERT KOSAK,and HANNAH SILVERSTEIN NOTICE: This order to show cause is being served upon you pursuant to the order of the Hon. Michael F. McGuire, AJSC dated

April 14, 2016. Notice, the nature if the action, the relief sought and a brief description of the real property at issue are: This is an action for an Order cancelling and discharging of record the mortgage dated January 7, 1969, and recorded in the office of the County Clerk, Sullivan County, on January 14, 1969 in Liber 744, Page 168 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mortgageâ&#x20AC;?), and directing the County Clerk, Sullivan County, to mark the same upon his records as canceled and discharged, and further ordering and directing that the debt or other obligation secured by the Mortgage be canceled. The real property which is the subject of this proceeding is described in the mortgage recorded in Sullivan County Clerk Mortgage Liber 744, Page 168 to which reference is made for a more particular description.

At a Term, IAS Part ___ of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Sullivan, at 414 Broadway, Monticello, New York, 12701 on the 14 day of April 2016. P R E S E N T : Hon. Michael F. McGuire Justice LIMUD LEARNING CENTER OF CENTRAL JERSEY, INC.Index No.: 550-2016 Petitioner,ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE against SAMUEL GREENBERG, SHIRLEY GREENBERG,SHIRLEY GREENBERG, as Trustee, HAROLD GREENBERG, NORMAN GREENBERG, FRED KOSAK, LEON KOSAK, HERBERT KOSAK, HANNAH SILVERSTEIN, Hon. Michael F. McGuire, A J.S.C.Respondents. UPON the Notice of Verified Petition, the Verified Petition and all exhibits attached thereto, the Affirmation of Allen Major, Esq. andall exhibits attached thereto,and all

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hearing will be held by the Sullivan County Legislature on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:30pm in the Legislative Hearing Room of the Sullivan County Government Center, Monticello, New York to consider the requests and the recommendations of the Sullivan County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board to modify the Agricultural District No. 4 to add parcels as contained on the Sullivan County Tax Maps on May 10, 2016 and designated as follows: Town of Fallsburg 29.-1-24.1 Town of Fallsburg 30.-1-3 Town of Mamakating 50.-1-16.1 Town of Mamakating 50.-1-16.5 Town of Mamakating 50.-1-16.10 Town of Mamakating 50.-1-16.11 Town of Mamakating 49.1-19.2 Town of Thompson 2.-1-30.3 Town of Thompson 2.-1-30.2 Town of Thompson 7.-1-27.1 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.10 Town of Thompson 7.-1-27.2 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.9 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.15 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.8 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.11 Town of Thompson 7.-1-26.7 Dated Monticello, New York May 19, 2016

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 59 Greenfield Rd, Woodridge, NY 12789. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 6 So. Maplewood Rd., Monticello, NY 12701.

descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $104,400.00 and interest, recorded on February 24, 2006, at Liber 3118 Page 290, of the Public Records of SULLIVAN County, New York, covering premises known as 36 WALDEMERE ROAD TOWN OF ROCKLAND, NY 12758. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. SULLIVAN County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: April 19, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC

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of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 82 North St, Bloomingburg, NY 12721. Purpose: General.

TOWN OF LUMBERLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland on June 8, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall at 1054 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey, New York 12737 to determine whether the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland’s Order of Removal with respect to an unsafe structure, to wit: a dwelling at 142 Berme Church Rd., Pond Eddy, New York, Town of Lumberland SBL#29.-1-14, shall be affirmed or modified or vacated and, in the event of modification or affirmance, to assess all costs and expenses incurred by the Town in the repair or removal of such building or structure against the land on which said building or structure is located including legal fees. At such hearing the owner or occupant shall have the right to contest the order and findings of the Town Board. Said hearing shall be held at: Town of Lumberland Town Hall 1054 Proctor Rd. Glen Spey, New York 12737 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that The name of the owner or person in possession as appears from the tax and deed records is Kimberly J. Castelonia. The property in question is an unsafe structure as defined by Chapter 115 of the Town Code, located at 142 Berme Church Rd., Pond Eddy, New York, Town of Lumberland SBL#29.-1-14. The structure is unsafe, dangerous and unfit for use as a dwelling. By order of the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland dated May 11, 2016, said structure is ordered to be removed, and in the event said structure is not removed by the owner of said property, removal of said structure shall commence within 30 days of the service of the notice or within 30 days of June 8, 2016, whichever is later, and shall be completed within 60 days thereafter. That in the event that such owner, occupant or other person having an interest in said premises shall fail to contest such order and fail to comply with same, the Town Board will order the repair or removal of such building or structure by the Town and that the Town will assess all costs and expenses incurred in such removal or repair against the land on which such building or structure is located. By order of the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland, dated May 11, 2016. Virginia V. Horn, Town Clerk NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: EAST FLATBUSH 3 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 6608 18TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 153 Blackford Avenue LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/21/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is

The name of the LLC is: craftSoft Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: February 22, 2016. The County in which the Office is to be located: Sullivan. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. Delaware River Solar, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/15/16. Office: Sullivan Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 1460 Broadway New York, NY 10036 General Purpose ALEXANDER KING ENTERPRISES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/22/2016. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 680 Route 211 East., Ste. 3B-108, Middletown, NY 10941. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SULLIVAN COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE TRUST 2007-1, ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1; Plaintiff(s) vs. WILLIAM MCCREARY; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about November 18, 2014, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Lobby of Sullivan County Courthouse. On June 17, 2016 at 9:30 am. Premises known as 1486 Cold Spring Road, Forestburgh, NY 12777 Section: 8 Block: 1 Lot: 1.5 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the Town of Forestburgh, County of Sullivan, State of New York shown and designated as Lot No. 3 on certain map entitled, Final Map of Autumn Winds Subdivision prepared for William J. Rieber, Sr., at al, Town of Forestburgh, Sullivan County, New York”, which map was approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Forestburgh on September 23, 1986 and filed in the Sullivan County Clerk`s Office of October 20, 1986, as Map No. 4-191, said premises being sold and conveyed subject to the restrictions and limitations on the aforesaid filed map and to highway dedications of record. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $355,408.66 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 741-09 Scott A. Russell, Esq., REFEREE LONG REALTY 12 LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 04/12/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The Limited Liability Company, 2 Stonehedge Court, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. SOMEBAR, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/22/2016. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 148, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose:

Notice of Formation of Summer Dayes LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/10/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1474 E 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activity. COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on May 19, 2016, a proposed Local Law entitled “Rocky’s Law”. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Sullivan will conduct a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed Local Law at the Legislature’s Meeting Room, County Government Center, Monticello, New York, 12701, on June 16, 2016 at 1:50 p.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. DATED: Monticello, New York May 19, 2016 ANNMARIE MARTIN Clerk to the Legislature County of Sullivan, New York NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WH VENTURES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/10/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE, SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 574 MAPLE ST HOUSING LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC C/O SAMUEL KATZ ESQ. 4533 16TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204. Purpose: any lawful purpose. HOSCH, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/7/2016. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 333 East Linden Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: Vacation Village, Old State Hwy 52, Unit A3, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Plaintiff designates SULLIVAN as the place of trial situs of the real property. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 36 WALDEMERE ROAD TOWN OF ROCKLAND, NY 12758 Section: 44 Block: 1 Lot: 12.2 INDEX NO. 1887/2015 HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-OP1, Plaintiff, vs. PETER SWERSEY, if living, and if he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin,

APP FOR AUTH for TEAM SOLO LLC App for Auth filed with SSNY 4/11/2016 LLC. Registered in Delaware on 1/18/2011 Off. Loc.:Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Richard Newberg Esq., 33 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose:Any lawful act or activity. 4201 Ft Hamilton LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 72 Middleton St, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: General. NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: RS HEIGHTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE, SUITE

Gallery Eva LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Eva Drizhal, Po Box 431, Callicoon, NY 12723. Purpose: General. RICHARDSON DEVELOPMENT LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/10/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 1000, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Callicoon Creamery LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to John D Halloran, 4536 State Route 17b Po Box 15, Callicoon, NY 12723. Purpose: General. COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on May 19, 2016, a proposed Local Law entitled “A Local Law to exceed the New York State Property Tax Cap for 2017.” NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Sullivan will conduct a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed Local Law at the Legislature’s Hearing Room, County Government Center, Monticello, New York, 12701, on June 16, 2016 at 1:40 p.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. DATED: Monticello, New York May 19, 2016 ANNMARIE MARTIN Clerk of the Legislature County of Sullivan, New York Bloomingburg LY LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/29/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Po Box 646, Bloomingburg, NY 12721. Purpose: General. SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SULLIVAN SONYMA, Plaintiff -againstTIMOTHY MURRAY, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated September 3, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the lobby of the Sullivan County Courthouse, Monticello, NY on June 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Highland, County of Sullivan and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 11 Block: 1 Lot: 40.2. Said premises known as 96 ELDRED YULAN ROAD A/K/A 96 ELDRED-YULAN ROAD, ELDRED, NY Approximate amount of lien $ 153,255.85 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 859/2012. DANIELLE JOSE-DECKER, ESQ., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 File# 01-052869-F00 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: White Glen LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State on April 28, 2016 Office Location: Sullivan County Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as an agent of the LLC upon who process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: 317 Quincy Street, Apt.#1, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Purpose: any lawful purpose. 82 North St. LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent

SECTION 00010 - INVITATION TO BID Project: Main Street Bridge General Construction Contract Town of Tusten Sullivan County, New York Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form or Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: Tusten Town Hall Town Clerk’s Office 210 Bridge St. Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Hard copies of the bid documents may be obtained at the Town Clerks Office in Narrowsburg at a cost of $100 each. Electronic Copies may be obtained free of charge via email from Nicole Peters (3 MB Download) at: TownClerk@Tusten.org. Hard copies of the drawings may be obtained at the Town Clerks Office in Narrowsburg at a cost of $10 per set. Drawings are also available free of charge via email as PDFs. A Bidders Conference shall be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in the Basement of the Town Hall. This meeting shall publicly answer any questions regarding the bid package and associated documentation. It shall also share any answers provided to bidders up to that point. No questions shall be answered after the Bidders Conference. Sealed bids for the General Construction Contract must be submitted to the Town of Tusten at the office of the TOWN CLERK before 3 PM EST, on Tuesday July 5, 2016. Bids may be mailed to the Town Clerk at: Town Clerk PO Box 195 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Mailed bids must be received by the Town Clerk prior to Tuesday July 5, 2016. Bids shall be opened at 3 PM EST on Tuesday July 5, 2016. Each bidder shall provide security for the respective amount, from and subject to the conditions provided in the Information to Bidders within 10 days of selection by the Town. Failure to do so shall disqualify the bidder and allow the Town to select another bidder. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract and insurance. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, each for 100% of the contract. The Town is exempt from payment of sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York, Cities and Counties on all materials and supplies sold to the Town pursuant to the provisions of the contract. Do not include these taxes. The Town reserves the right to consider all bids for a period of 45 days after the opening thereof before awarding the contract. The right is reserved to waive any informalities therein, to reject any or all bids, and to select the bid, the acceptance of which will, in the judgment of the Town, promote the public interest. END OF SECTION 00010 Notice of Formation of 82 Gelston Avenue LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/21/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 59 Greenfield Rd, Woodridge, NY 12789. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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July 9th - 9am-3pm Call 845-557-3432 Sponsored by the Barryville UMC Misc. For Sale

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Genco’s Firehouse Garage Sale Fri, Sat, & Sun 10am - 3pm Antiques, Art, Collectables & More 6586 Route 52, Lake Huntington, NY 12752 Rain or Shine

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Real Estate

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Yulan NY 1 BR Cabin $550 Per Month

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Legal Notice

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 59 Greenfield Rd, Woodridge, NY 12789. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 6 So. Maplewood Rd., Monticello, NY 12701.

603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 82 North St, Bloomingburg, NY 12721. Purpose: General.

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Lakeview Luncheonette located at 6696 Route 52, Lake Huntington Open:Sun 745am-2pm; Mon-Thur 6am-2pm; Fri 6am-730pm; Sat 7am-730pm

Memorial Day Special Fri, Sat, Sun Complete Meat Loaf Dinner $9.99 Laundromat is also open with Prices starting at $2.00 - 20 lb. washer Prices for dryers - $.25 for 10 minutes 845-252-5131 6$785'$< -81(

Conservancy nature walks

ETHEL, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Delaware Highlands Conservancy will hold a series of nature walks this summer at its Bethel office. Led by its knowledgeable volunteers, the public is invited to join the walks on Sunday, June 19, July 10, July 24, August 7, or August 21 for a free guided hike on our woodland trail. Learn about what you see and hear as you spend time enjoying the outdoorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and help find and identify the plants and wildlife on the property. Advance registration is not required. The walks will depart at 1 p.m. each day; meet at the office to join the group. Kids

must remain accompanied by an adult at all times. For more information and directions, including weather-related cancellations, call 570/226-3164, 845/583-1010, email info@delawarehighlands.org, or visit www.DelawareHighlands.org. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy works with landowners and communities to protect the healthy lands, clean waters, eagles and other wildlife, and sustainable economies of the Upper Delaware River region. The woodland trail was developed with support from an Environmental Initiatives grant from Sullivan Renaissance.

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SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24

4.02 3.92 3.81 3.72 3.65 3.59 3.54

High water temperature Â°F 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24

57.38 60.62 63.50 60.08 60.08 64.40 63.32

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels May 24, 2016 Cannonsville: 99.8% Pepacton: 99.2% Neversink: 98.9% Total: 99% Normal Total: 98.2% Total in 2015: 97.8%

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RIVER TALK

By Scott Rando

THE RIVER REPORTER

Spring gobblers

uring the year, I have been seeing a lot of turkey activity in area forests and fields as they scratch up the leaf litter, forage for food, or walk in the snow, leaving footprints with the toes perfectly aligned from one step to the next. Earlier this spring, a new sound could be heard; the loud report of a male, or “gobbler,” resounding through the woods as he tries to entice a female through ruffled feathers, fan-tail displays and strutting. These are the sights and sounds of the courtship and breeding season for turkeys, aka the spring gobbler season. Spring gobbler hunting season is underway through May 31 in New York and PA, and there are plentiful opportunities for hunters in both states. Only male turkeys may be harvested during this time, and hunters try to entice them by using a variety of calls to imitate a female turkey. Males may come into range in full courtship display, or may approach cautiously; turkeys have excellent eyesight and can detect movement or something amiss from hundreds of yards away. Turkeys were not always plentiful in the area; during the last couple of centuries, they were steadily hunted for food until they almost became extinct during the 1800s. Several groups started reintroduction techniques that enabled the population to grow to the point where regulated hunting seasons could be held. The population of turkeys in PA now is over 300,000. Soon after courtship is finished, turkeys will start nesting. Their nests are on the ground, and the eggs or hatchlings are especially vulnerable to predators. After a few weeks, the young turkeys (poults) gain limited flight ability and can escape danger more easily. Many times a female (they do all the rearing of young) and several poults can be seen crossing roadways, usually managing to keep from being hit by vehicles. Be careful driving, though, as fawns are also out around this time.

TRR photos by Scott Rando

Female turkeys have brown feathers and largely grey heads. They usually group together with other females and poults, and may form large community groups over the winter.

As is the case with many bird species, the male turkey is more colorful. Even when not in courtship display, the bright red and blue skin patches are evident on the head and neck. The feathers are more iridescent and there is a “beard,” or tuft, growing out of the breast area.

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